Crime Rate in Midhurst, ward

Midhurst has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 1579th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 269th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Midhurst in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Midhurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Midhurst ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Knockhundred Row, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Common View (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.