Arun crime rate
Overview of Arun crime rate
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.
Arun crime incidents 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 ?
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.
Analyze trends and crime types for Arun wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Arun
There are 11 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Arun. Highest crime rates in BN11, BN17, BN12 .
- BN11 – 162.3
- BN17 – 117.8
- BN12 – 95.6
- PO21 – 94.8
- BN18 – 84.4
- PO22 – 81.6
- BN13 – 70.4
- BN14 – 68.9
- PO20 – 58.6
- PO18 – 55.5
- BN16 – 54.4
Postcode districts in Arun
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