Crime Rates at Waterloo Square, Bognor Regis, PO21 1SU

Waterloo Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Waterloo Square (PO21 1SU) in the last 12 months was 932.2 per 1,000 residents and was 405.6% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 460.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Square (PO21 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.