Total Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 532 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 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Yapton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Gardens (BN18 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bilsham Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West View Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Bilsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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