Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Burlow Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 217th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burlow Close (PO20 7ES) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Sidlesham with Selsey North average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlow Close (PO20 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tawny Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crooked Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burlow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crooked Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chaffinch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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