Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborn Drive area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 118th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborn Drive (PO20 2EE) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborn Drive (PO20 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Broom Hills. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Duke Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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