Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 93.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Selsey South , and the 98th 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 Park Avenue (PO20 0TB) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Selsey South average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (PO20 0TB), the main crime hotspot is near Mountwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broad View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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