Crime Rates at Merchant Street, Bognor Regis, PO21 1QH

Merchant Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 15th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchant Street (PO21 1QH) in the last 12 months was 365.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 473.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchant Street (PO21 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.