Crime Rates at William Street, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DL

William Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 101st highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (PO21 1DL) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (PO21 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.