Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 219.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 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 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

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 Chichester Road (PO21 5DS) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.5% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (PO21 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 25 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newbarn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brazwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newbarn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Newbarn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Newbarn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbee Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittaker Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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