Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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
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

Bracklesham Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 117th 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 Bracklesham Lane (PO20 8JA) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracklesham Lane (PO20 8JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bracklesham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmdene Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cormorant Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bracklesham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklesham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stubcroft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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