Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Hangar Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hangar Drive (PO20 2ED) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hangar Drive (PO20 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitebeam Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampden Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hangar Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Duke Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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