Crime Rate in Bersted, ward

Bersted has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 1816th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 224th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bersted in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bersted’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 387 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bersted ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.