Crime Rates at Stocks Lane, East Wittering, Chichester, PO20 8FL

Stocks Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 90th lowest 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 Stocks Lane (PO20 8FL) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stocks Lane (PO20 8FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.