Postcode · Bognor Regis
Crime in PO21 5BT
How much crime is recorded in PO21 5BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Bersted
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
PO21 5BTBognor Regis
How safe is PO21 5BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO21 5BT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 5BTNational
Shoplifting52.78.4
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Public order8.54.6
Drugs3.72.4
Robbery3.61.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.