Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 8BG

Highfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 29th 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 Highfield Road (PO22 8BG) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (PO22 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bankview Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.