Crime Rate in Goodwood, ward

Goodwood has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 1765th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 217th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Goodwood in the last 12 months was 100.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Goodwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Goodwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Sadlers. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.