Crime Rate in Barnham, ward

Barnham has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 3386th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 625th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnham in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near B2233, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blossom Way (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.