PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Chichester

Crime in PO20 2

How much crime is recorded in PO20 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
8,600 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO20 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO20 2, 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Anti-social behaviour30.510.7
Shoplifting24.78.4
Burglary14.79.1
Public order10.34.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Bicycle theft5.91.0
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 197 postcodes