Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO19 7BU
How much crime is recorded in PO19 7BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chichester
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
PO19 7BUChichester
How safe is PO19 7BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO19 7BU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7BUNational
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.