Crime Rates at Oakwood Gardens, Bognor Regis, PO21 2EQ

Oakwood Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 28th 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 Oakwood Gardens (PO21 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 258.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Gardens (PO21 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sturges Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.