Central Chichester
Middle areaSouth west Chichester. 9,330 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Central Chichester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Chichester
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chichester at a rate of 269.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.3 per 1,000 people across Chichester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 627 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 616 |
| Other crime | 472 |
| Shoplifting | 401 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 192 |
| Drug offences | 53 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Robbery | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Chichester compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Chichester safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Chichester at a rate of 269.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.3 per 1,000 people across Chichester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 257 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Chichester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (627), violence and sexual offences (616) and other crime (472).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chichester
These figures are published for the whole of Chichester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chichester and not Central Chichester alone. See Chichester
Central Chichester in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Chichester was £325,000 in 2025.
Central Chichester had 8,907 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Central Chichester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Chichester, 75.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.