Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 0DT
How much crime is recorded in PO20 0DT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsey
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
PO20 0DTChichester
How safe is PO20 0DT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 0DT 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
PO20 0DTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.