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Crime in Arun by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,431crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Fordlowest rate24.2 per 1,000 a year
83.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Angmering (-6%), Yapton (-5%) and Climping (1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Bognor RegisPO21 · 42,114 residents 155.4▲ 7%violence
2FelphamPO22 · 39,444 residents 141.3▲ 9%violence
3ClimpingBN17 · 14,870 residents 134▲ 1%violence
4YaptonBN18 · 5,095 residents 124.8▼ 5%violence
5AldwickPO21 · 38,151 residents 120.7▲ 4%violence
6LittlehamptonBN17 · 39,101 residents 120.1▲ 12%violence
7ShripneyPO22 · 22,761 residents 106.7▲ 11%violence
8PaghamPO21 · 3,191 residents 106.5▲ 63%violence
9BarnhamPO22 · 4,121 residents 105.8▲ 17%violence
10RustingtonBN16 · 40,932 residents 104.6▲ 15%violence
11North BerstedPO22 · 13,938 residents 85.8▲ 31%violence
12Rose GreenPO21 · 29,686 residents 83.8▲ 2%violence
13ArundelBN18 · 4,375 residents 83.2▼ 24%violence
14FerringBN12 · 20,577 residents 79.7▲ 21%anti-social behaviour
15Angmering on SeaBN16 · 22,020 residents 74.8▲ 19%anti-social behaviour
16EastergatePO22 · 5,962 residents 70.4▲ 9%violence
17East PrestonBN16 · 28,809 residents 67.9▲ 15%anti-social behaviour
18AngmeringBN16 · 23,044 residents 66▼ 6%violence
19NyetimberPO21 · 9,553 residents 61.1▲ 23%anti-social behaviour
20FindonBN14 · 2,525 residents 45.9▲ 21%anti-social behaviour
21WestergatePO20 · 5,939 residents 43.8▼ 23%anti-social behaviour
22ElmerPO22 · 3,394 residents 40.1▼ 19%violence
23Middleton on SeaPO22 · 6,434 residents 36.7▼ 16%violence
24WalbertonBN18 · 1,552 residents 25.8–violence
25FordBN18 · 1,817 residents 24.2▼ 50%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Arun have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Ford, Walberton, Middleton on Sea, Elmer and Westergate.

Which areas of Arun have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bognor Regis, Felpham, Climping, Yapton and Aldwick.

Is crime going up or down in Arun?

Across Arun, 4,431 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.