Total Crime Rate

329.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 329.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tarrant Square area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 15th 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 Tarrant Square (BN18 9DE) in the last 12 months was 329.4 per 1,000 residents and was 300.2% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarrant Square (BN18 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tarrant Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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