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Crime in Chichester

How much crime is recorded in Chichester, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
34,712 (2024)
Crime

How safe is Chichester

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in Chichester, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

ChichesterNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Shoplifting15.58.4
Public order8.54.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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