Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 9AY
How much crime is recorded in PO20 9AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsey
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
PO20 9AYChichester
How safe is PO20 9AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 9AY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 9AYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.74.5
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.