Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 8GP
How much crime is recorded in PO20 8GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
PO20 8GPChichester
How safe is PO20 8GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 8GP area, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8GPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.