Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Furzefield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sidlesham with Selsey North , and the 106th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Furzefield (PO20 8PY) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Furzefield (PO20 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
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