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Postcode sector · Chichester

Crime in PO20 1

How much crime is recorded in PO20 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
7,841 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO20 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO20 1, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

PO20 1National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
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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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