Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 7NG
How much crime is recorded in PO20 7NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
PO20 7NGChichester
How safe is PO20 7NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 7NG 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 7NGNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.