Crime Rates at First Avenue, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, PO20 8LA

First Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 76th 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 First Avenue (PO20 8LA) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (PO20 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Hale Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.