Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO18 8TT
How much crime is recorded in PO18 8TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
PO18 8TTChichester
How safe is PO18 8TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO18 8TT area, well below 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8TTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.