Crime Rate in Selsey South, ward

Selsey South has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 3233rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 456th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Selsey South in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Selsey South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Selsey South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Round Piece Lane. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.