Crime Rate in Peverel, ward

Peverel has the 7th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Adur district and the 3756th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 551st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peverel in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Adur district average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peverel’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peverel ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.