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Crime in Chichester by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,201crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+17%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Fittleworthlowest rate10.6 per 1,000 a year
50.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Westhampnett (-15%), Chichester (10%) and Westbourne (16%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WesthampnettPO18 · 1,511 residents 357.4▼ 15%violence
2ChichesterPO19 · 32,061 residents 212▲ 10%violence
3TangmerePO20 · 3,334 residents 121.2▲ 53%shoplifting
4SelseyPO20 · 10,922 residents 118.3▲ 71%violence
5BoxgrovePO18 · 3,334 residents 116.4▲ 62%shoplifting
6Fishbourne (PO19)PO19 · 2,666 residents 79.5▼ 5%violence
7WestbournePO10 · 15,459 residents 72.2▲ 16%violence
8East WitteringPO20 · 8,308 residents 58.7▲ 24%anti-social behaviour
9BoshamPO18 · 2,968 residents 56.6▲ 24%violence
10BrackleshamPO20 · 5,536 residents 54.9▲ 46%anti-social behaviour
11BirdhamPO20 · 2,016 residents 53.6▼ 13%criminal damage
12North MundhamPO20 · 1,791 residents 51.4▲ 92%violence
13PrinstedPO10 · 6,589 residents 50.4▼ 12%violence
14MidhurstGU29 · 6,958 residents 50▼ 8%anti-social behaviour
15NutbournePO18 · 5,288 residents 49.9▲ 61%violence
16West LavingtonGU29 · 6,958 residents 48.9▼ 4%anti-social behaviour
17PetworthGU28 · 3,294 residents 47.4▼ 2%violence
18SouthbournePO10 · 6,589 residents 46.7▼ 7%violence
19FernhurstGU27 · 2,117 residents 41.6▲ 5%violence
20EasebourneGU29 · 1,588 residents 35.3▲ 17%anti-social behaviour
21OvingPO20 · 1,715 residents 23.3–violence
22HammerGU27 · 6,040 residents 21.9▼ 11%violence
23South HartingGU31 · 2,053 residents 17.5–anti-social behaviour
24LoxwoodRH14 · 1,974 residents 16.2▼ 47%violence
25FittleworthRH20 · 1,505 residents 10.6–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Chichester have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Fittleworth, Loxwood, South Harting, Hammer and Oving.

Which areas of Chichester have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Westhampnett, Chichester, Tangmere, Selsey and Boxgrove.

Is crime going up or down in Chichester?

Across Chichester, 3,201 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 17% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.