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Crime in PO22 6

How much crime is recorded in PO22 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Arun
Region
South East
Population
10,790 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO22 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO22 6, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).

PO22 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Shoplifting9.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.24.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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