Crime rate in Chichester
Chichester is the third most dangerous medium-sized town in West Sussex, and is the 24th most dangerous overall out of West Sussex's 161 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Chichester in 2023 was 96 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to West Sussex's overall crime rate, coming in 27% higher than the West Sussex rate of 78 per 1,000 daytime population.
In January 2024, Chichester was the worst medium-sized town in West Sussex for robbery, with 9 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.19 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2024 was also a bad month for Chichester residents, when it was West Sussex's most dangerous medium-sized town for public order, recording 44 crimes at a rate of 1.3 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Chichester are violence and sexual offences, with 1,437 offences during 2023, giving a crime rate of 37. This is 10% higher than 2022's figure of 1,319 offences and a difference of 2.91 from 2022's crime rate of 34. Chichester's least common crime is robbery, with 30 offences recorded in 2023, a decrease of 20% from 2022's figure of 35 crimes.
All Time Security work along with the communities, business and local police to minimise the crime in the area and also offer paid services to our clients to protect their assets.