Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 0RZ
How much crime is recorded in PO20 0RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsey
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,027 (2024)
How safe is PO20 0RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 0RZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 0RZNational
Anti-social behaviour28.710.7
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.21.5
Burglary2.29.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.