Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cormorant Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 39th 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 Cormorant Way (PO20 8PG) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.9% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cormorant Way (PO20 8PG), 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 Cormorant Way area

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

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