Crime Rates at Blackboy Lane, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8BL

Blackboy Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester West , and the 147th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackboy Lane (PO18 8BL) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Chichester West average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackboy Lane (PO18 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caspian Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuckoo Fields (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.