Wittering & Birdham
Middle areaSouth west Chichester. 11,707 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 45 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 60% of people in Wittering & Birdham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wittering & Birdham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wittering & Birdham at a rate of 55.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.3 per 1,000 people across Chichester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 226 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 184 |
| Other crime | 119 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wittering & Birdham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wittering & Birdham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wittering & Birdham at a rate of 55.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.3 per 1,000 people across Chichester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wittering & Birdham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (226), anti-social behaviour (184) and other crime (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chichester
These figures are published for the whole of Chichester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chichester and not Wittering & Birdham alone. See Chichester
Wittering & Birdham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wittering & Birdham was £568,750 in 2025.
Wittering & Birdham had 11,628 usual residents at the census.
About 60% of people in Wittering & Birdham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wittering & Birdham, 73.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.