Total Crime Rate

134.1 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chichester Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 94th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

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 Chichester Road (PO21 2AD) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (PO21 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Fletcher Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandymount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Marys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsboro Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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