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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO20: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO20 recorded 230 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.56 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring52.99 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment230 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

230
trending_down -17.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.99per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,846

Within PO20 district

Chichester

50,459

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Wandleys Close Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
14
Denmans Lane Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 2
8
Lidsey Road Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Vehicle crime: 1
7
Round Piece Lane Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
6
Highview Road Map
total: 6 Burglary: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
St Johns Close Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Charterhouse Mews Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Peckhams Copse Lane Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Bicycle theft: 1
5
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Burglary: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
230 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
89
38.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
51
22.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
16
7.0%
Shoplifting
16
7.0%
Public Order
11
4.8%
Vehicle Crime
11
4.8%
Other Theft
10
4.3%
Other Crime
9
3.9%
Burglary
8
3.5%
Drug Offences
5
2.2%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.9%
Robbery
1
0.4%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: PO20

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO20 (38.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (22.2%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO20 has fallen noticeably — by 8.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO20 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -17.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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