Crime Rates at Waverley Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5NB

Waverley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (PO21 5NB) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (PO21 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frith Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.