Postcode · Emsworth
Crime in PO10 8BP
How much crime is recorded in PO10 8BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,485 (2024)
PO10 8BPEmsworth
How safe is PO10 8BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO10 8BP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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).
PO10 8BPNational
Burglary6.49.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.