Postcode sector · Chichester
Crime in PO19 4
How much crime is recorded in PO19 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 11,046 (2024)
How safe is PO19 4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO19 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO19 4National
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.