Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO19 5YB
How much crime is recorded in PO19 5YB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dean, Lavant & Summersdale
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
PO19 5YBChichester
How safe is PO19 5YB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO19 5YB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 5YBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary1.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order0.34.6
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.