Crime Rate in Orchard, ward

Orchard has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 3260th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 461st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Orchard in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Orchard’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 162 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Orchard ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.