Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO18 8HL
How much crime is recorded in PO18 8HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
PO18 8HLChichester
How safe is PO18 8HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO18 8HL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8HLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% 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.