Total Crime Rate
321.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (BN18 0EY) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 201.0% higher than the Yapton average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (BN18 0EY), the main crime hotspot is near Tack Lee Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yapton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tack Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tack Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tack Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bilsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Giles Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Main Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Giles Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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