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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO18 recorded 95 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.28 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 8.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring24.54 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment95 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 8.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

95
trending_up +14.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

24.54per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

831

Within PO18 district

Chichester

41,654

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Critchfield Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Shelby Drive Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
6
Goodwood Court Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Burglary: 1
4
Arundell Way Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
4
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Vehicle crime: 4
4
Broadbridge Court Map
total: 3 Shoplifting: 3
3
Oldwick Meadows Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Cambria Close Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Aviary Close Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
95 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
39
41.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
19
20.0%
Public Order
8
8.4%
Vehicle Crime
8
8.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
7.4%
Other Theft
5
5.3%
Shoplifting
3
3.2%
Burglary
2
2.1%
Drug Offences
1
1.1%
Theft from Person
1
1.1%
Robbery
1
1.1%
Other Crime
1
1.1%

Crime Analysis: PO18

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO18 (41.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (20.0%) and Public Order (8.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO18 has risen noticeably — by 8.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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