Total Crime Rate

330.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crablands area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Selsey South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 452 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 Crablands (PO20 9AY) in the last 12 months was 330.4 per 1,000 residents and was 359.0% higher than the Selsey South average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crablands (PO20 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knap Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crablands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knap Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppice Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coxes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Colt Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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