Crime Rate in Rustington East, ward

Rustington East has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 2338th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 300th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rustington East in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rustington East’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rustington East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.