Postcode · Bognor Regis
Crime in PO21 1JA
How much crime is recorded in PO21 1JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Bersted
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
PO21 1JABognor Regis
How safe is PO21 1JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO21 1JA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO21 1JANational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Criminal damage and arson20.04.7
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary9.59.1
Drugs7.12.4
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft5.44.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.