Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 7AA
How much crime is recorded in PO20 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,979 (2024)
How safe is PO20 7AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 7AA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7AANational
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.