Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO18 8SS
How much crime is recorded in PO18 8SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,092 (2024)
How safe is PO18 8SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO18 8SS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8SSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.