Total Crime Rate

139.2 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 139.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birdham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester West , and the 57th 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 Birdham Road (PO20 7DU) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% higher than the Chichester West average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 246.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdham Road (PO20 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Donnington Park. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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