Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 9AR
How much crime is recorded in PO20 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsey
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
PO20 9ARChichester
How safe is PO20 9AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 9AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.