Crime Rates at Woodgate Close, Woodgate, Chichester, PO20 3TA

Woodgate Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 Woodgate Close (PO20 3TA) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgate Close (PO20 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Lidsey Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.