Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 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 105.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Clappers Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 450 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 Clappers Lane (PO20 8JB) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clappers Lane (PO20 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Close, where police recorded 22 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 Clappers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklesham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bracklesham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Way —
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Data Sources

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