Postcode district · Arundel
Crime in BN18
How much crime is recorded in BN18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 27,204 (2024)
BN18Postcode district · Arundel
How safe is BN18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN18, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN18National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Shoplifting11.88.4
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.