Crime Rate in East Preston, ward

East Preston has the lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 650th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 76th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Preston in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Preston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Preston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Farm Acre. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.