Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marsh Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 60th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Lane (PO20 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (PO20 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saltham Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willowmead Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Lane area

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Data Sources

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