Postcode · Chichester
Crime in PO20 9EA
How much crime is recorded in PO20 9EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selsey
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
How safe is PO20 9EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO20 9EA area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9EANational
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.