Total Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Romney Broad Walk area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 10th lowest 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 Romney Broad Walk (PO22 9BD) in the last 12 months was 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Romney Broad Walk (PO22 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bersted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Renoir Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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