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Crime in PO19 8

How much crime is recorded in PO19 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
13,316 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO19 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO19 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).

PO19 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour26.710.7
Shoplifting15.08.4
Burglary10.79.1
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft5.24.5
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.01.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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