Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chichester Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.60 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.60 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chichester Central
Crime trends · Chichester Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY +9%
ASB
58
YoY +9%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
3
YoY -57%
Criminal damage
13
YoY -7%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
52
YoY +79%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising
219
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chichester Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,448
White Brit.82.8%
Other White7.2%
Other Asian1.8%
Chinese1.0%
+ other · 7.2%
Religion
Total residents: 4,455
Christian47.0%
No religion41.4%
Not answered7.7%
Muslim1.6%
Buddhist1.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,463
50–6415.5%
16–1913.6%
25–3413.6%
35–4911.5%
75–8411.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.9%
Households
Total households: 2,129
Any member 66+30.2%
Other22.4%
All members 66+10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
