Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO18 9LG
How much crime is recorded in PO18 9LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westbourne & Funtington
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,290 (2024)
PO18 9LGChichester
How safe is PO18 9LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO18 9LG 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
22.4
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 9LGNational
Burglary17.89.1
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.