Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Robbery 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

Churchwood Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 452 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 Churchwood Drive (PO20 2GB) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchwood Drive (PO20 2GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Hills, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampden Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Churchwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churchwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Churchwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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