Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
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

Shore Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 109th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shore Road (PO20 8DY) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shore Road (PO20 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solent Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watersedge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Watersedge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shore Road

Data Sources

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