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Overview of Chichester crime rate

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Chichester’s crime assessment is medium, placing it 14th among 25 similar districts in terms of crime rates. The year 2023 saw 9,375 crimes reported within a population of 124,068, resulting in a crime rate of 75.56 per 1,000 residents, a slight rise of 1.38% from the previous year.

The most prevalent crime categories in Chichester include Violence and sexual offences (34.0%), Anti-social behaviour (13.5%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.2%), with the rarest being Possession of weapons (1.2%), Theft from the person (0.6%), and Robbery (0.5%).

Chichester is divided into 21 wards, with Chichester Central (586.5), Chichester East (151.7), and Chichester West (108.6) recording the highest crime rates. Conversely, the safest wards are Harting (37.2), Easebourne (34.3), and Fittleworth (33.4).

In terms of postcode districts overlapping with Chichester, PO19 (139.6), PO9 (125.6), and BN18 (84.4) feature the highest crime figures, while GU28 (47.2), GU31 (45.5), and GU29 (44.7) are the safest.

Chichester has seen a rise in Anti-social behaviour, Vehicle crime, and Violence and sexual offences with a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour in 2020 and a significant rise in Violence and sexual offences during 2021 and 2023. However, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour and Vehicle crime in subsequent years, indicating a mixed trend in crime rates.

Chichester crime incidents by crime type

A total of 9375 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3185 (34.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1265 (13.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 866 (9.2)%
Public order – 841 (9.0)%
Shoplifting – 784 (8.4)%
Other theft – 694 (7.4)%
Vehicle crime – 556 (5.9)%
Burglary – 511 (5.5)%
Bicycle theft – 170 (1.8)%
Drugs – 151 (1.6)%
Other crime – 135 (1.4)%
Possession of weapons – 116 (1.2)%
Theft from the person – 54 (0.6)%
Robbery – 47 (0.5)%

How does Chichester compare against nearby areas ?

Chichester ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Chichester wards

There are 21 wards within Chichester. Chichester Central, Chichester East, Chichester West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.