Crime Rates at Burnham Avenue, Bognor Regis, PO21 2JT

Burnham Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 44th 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 Burnham Avenue (PO21 2JT) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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