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Crime in PO21 5

How much crime is recorded in PO21 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Arun
Region
South East
Population
16,693 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO21 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO21 5, below 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting16.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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