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Crime in PO18 9

How much crime is recorded in PO18 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
8,748 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO18 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO18 9, 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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.

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