Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chichester Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 125th highest crime rate of 530 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 5BE) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (PO21 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Close. Police recorded 28 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 Chichester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renoir Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newtown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applegate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westloats Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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