Postcode · Bognor Regis
Crime in PO21 5HT
How much crime is recorded in PO21 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Bersted
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
PO21 5HTBognor Regis
How safe is PO21 5HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO21 5HT 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.