Total Crime Rate

312.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 18th 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 West View Gardens (BN18 0JS) in the last 12 months was 312.7 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Yapton average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Gardens (BN18 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bilsham Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylors Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bilsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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