Crap Towns / Chichester / Crime

How much crime is there in Chichester?

The police recorded 123 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chichester from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 130, up from 119 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	119	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	121	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	130	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.9	34.1
Shoplifting	24.0	7.1
Public order	13.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.7	3.8
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.9	0.5
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.0	0.8
Robbery	1.6	0.6
Theft from the person	1.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chichester	–	123
Havant	15.1 km	112
Wick	16.4 km	81.3
Yapton	12.4 km	78.4
Bognor Regis	8.2 km	77.3
Barnham	9.0 km	71.6
South Hayling	15.0 km	61.4
Selsey	11.8 km	54.5
Emsworth	11.7 km	52.7
East Wittering	9.8 km	39.2
Midhurst	16.2 km	36.4
The typical town	–	76.2