Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Bognor Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 85th 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 Upper Bognor Road (PO21 1JL) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Bognor Road (PO21 1JL), 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 2025Shoplifting Kingsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
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 2025Public order Rife Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longbrook —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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