Total Crime Rate

521.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 521.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Upper Bognor Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 9th 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 Upper Bognor Road (PO21 1JH) in the last 12 months was 521.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1235.7% higher than the Felpham East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 318.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 470.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Bognor Road (PO21 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsmead. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Bognor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longbrook —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rife Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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