Crime Rate in Ferring, ward

Ferring has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 2865th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 552nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ferring in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ferring’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 192.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ferring ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.