Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Legion Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 139th 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 Legion Way (PO20 8PP) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legion Way (PO20 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nagels Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Legion Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nagels Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Peerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peerley Close —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmdene Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cormorant Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kestrel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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