Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bosham Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Harbour Villages , and the 160th highest crime rate of 452 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 Bosham Lane (PO18 8HL) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Harbour Villages average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bosham Lane (PO18 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Critchfield Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bosham Lane area

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Data Sources

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