Postcode district · Bognor Regis
Crime in PO22
How much crime is recorded in PO22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 51,206 (2024)
How safe is PO22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO22, 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
PO22National
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.