Arun crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Arun crime rate

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Arun maintains a medium crime rating, securing the 11th spot among 25 surrounding boroughs for crime rates. The district recorded 14,004 criminal incidents in 2023, with its population standing at 164,889, leading to a crime rate of 84.93 per 1,000 inhabitants. This indicates a 6.63% uptick from the prior year.

The predominant crime categories in Arun are Violence and sexual offences (36.0%), Anti-social behaviour (13.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.5%), with the least frequent being Bicycle theft (1.3%), Robbery (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.4%).

Among its 23 wards, Arun’s areas with the highest crime rates include River (Arun) (225.9), Marine (Arun) (198.6), and Hotham (167.6), while the safest wards are Ferring (40.6), Felpham East (38.9), and East Preston (38.2).

Examining Postcode districts within or overlapping Arun, BN11 (162.3), BN17 (117.8), and BN12 (95.6) emerge as areas with high crime rates, whereas PO20 (58.6), PO18 (55.5), and BN16 (54.4) are among the safest.

In Arun, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences, with the latter showing rises in both 2021 and 2023. However, a significant decrease in Anti-social behaviour was observed in 2022, alongside a drop in Vehicle crime in 2020.

Arun crime incidents by crime type

A total of 14004 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 5039 (36.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1952 (13.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1609 (11.5)%
Public order – 1251 (8.9)%
Shoplifting – 1060 (7.6)%
Other theft – 900 (6.4)%
Vehicle crime – 633 (4.5)%
Burglary – 523 (3.7)%
Drugs – 293 (2.1)%
Possession of weapons – 207 (1.5)%
Other crime – 199 (1.4)%
Bicycle theft – 186 (1.3)%
Robbery – 92 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 60 (0.4)%

How does Arun compare against nearby areas ?

Arun ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Arun is compared against

Crime rates in Arun wards

There are 23 wards within Arun. River (Arun), Marine (Arun), Hotham has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

List of all 23 wards from high crime rate to low.