Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longacres Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longacres Way (PO20 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longacres Way (PO20 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopwhyke Road. Police recorded 19 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 Longacres Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary B2144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopwhyke Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopwhyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopwhyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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