Total Crime Rate
895.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
429.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Basin Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Basin Road (PO19 8PY) in the last 12 months was 895.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 429.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Basin Road (PO19 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Martin'S Street, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cathedral Courtyard (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Pallant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canal Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Pallant | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Pallant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cathedral Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cathedral Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cathedral Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cathedral Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cathedral Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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