Crime Rates at High Street, Bognor Regis, PO21 1RJ

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 7th 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 High Street (PO21 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 732.5 per 1,000 residents and was 319.5% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 428.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO21 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 203 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.