Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 8QH
How much crime is recorded in PO20 8QH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wittering & Birdham
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,314 (2024)
PO20 8QHChichester
How safe is PO20 8QH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 8QH 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8QHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.74.6
Burglary2.69.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% 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.