Crime Rate in Southwick Green, ward

Southwick Green has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Adur district and the 3539th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 507th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southwick Green in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Adur district average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southwick Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southwick Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.