Total Crime Rate

154.2 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 154.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bilsham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 72nd 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 Bilsham Road (BN18 0JU) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% higher than the Yapton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bilsham Road (BN18 0JU), the main crime hotspot is near Cobham Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bilsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loveys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Bilsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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