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Postcode sector · Chichester

Crime in PO20 8

How much crime is recorded in PO20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chichester
Region
South East
Population
8,326 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO20 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO20 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Burglary1.29.1
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

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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