Crime Rate in Pagham, ward

Pagham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 2435th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 456th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pagham in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pagham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pagham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Martlet Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.