Crime Rates at Oakwood Close, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2WD

Oakwood Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 148th highest crime rate of 452 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 Oakwood Close (PO20 2WD) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Close (PO20 2WD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitebeam Way, where police recorded 14 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.