Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO18 0BW
How much crime is recorded in PO18 0BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dean, Lavant & Summersdale
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
PO18 0BWChichester
How safe is PO18 0BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO18 0BW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
PO18 0BWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.