Total Crime Rate
148.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingfisher Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 450 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 Kingfisher Gardens (PO20 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingfisher Gardens (PO20 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpiper Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopwhyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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