Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 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 65.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

City Fields Business Park area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 137th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Fields Business Park (PO20 2FP) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Fields Business Park (PO20 2FP), 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 City Fields Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hills Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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