Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Selsey South , and the 69th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (PO20 0BL) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Selsey South average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (PO20 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knap Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sessions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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