Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merryfield Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Selsey South , and the 214th 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 Merryfield Drive (PO20 0DN) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Selsey South average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merryfield Drive (PO20 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad View, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orpen Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merryfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arnell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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