Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 8JB
How much crime is recorded in PO20 8JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,643 (2024)
PO20 8JBChichester
How safe is PO20 8JB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 8JB 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 8JBNational
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.39.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.