Crime Rates at Southdown Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2JP

Southdown Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 207th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Road (PO21 2JP) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (PO21 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sadler Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sturges Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.