Crime Rate in Rustington West, ward

Rustington West has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 1938th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 348th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rustington West in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rustington West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 115 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 Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rustington West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Claigmar Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.