Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 3XL
How much crime is recorded in PO20 3XL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,786 (2024)
PO20 3XLChichester
How safe is PO20 3XL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 3XL area, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3XLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.94.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Shoplifting2.08.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 138% 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.