Crime Rate in Fernhurst, ward

Fernhurst has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 1241st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fernhurst in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fernhurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fernhurst ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.