Crime Rates at Hampshire Avenue, Bognor Regis, PO21 5JY

Hampshire Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 104th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JY) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highland Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.