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West Sussex is among the top 20 safest counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in West Sussex in 2021 was 60 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 25 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of West Sussex's larger towns and cities, Bognor Regis is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Chichester, and Crawley comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of West Sussex, starting with Hassocks which ranks as the safest area in West Sussex, followed up by Aldwick in second place, and North Horsham in third place.
Incidents mapped in West Sussex represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualize the data you need.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 18,897 | 21.89 |
| Bicycle Theft | 880 | 1.02 |
| Burglary | 1,879 | 2.18 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 5,824 | 6.75 |
| Drugs | 1,877 | 2.17 |
| Other Crime | 1,173 | 1.36 |
| Other Theft | 4,242 | 4.91 |
| Possession of Weapons | 566 | 0.66 |
| Public Order | 6,158 | 7.13 |
| Robbery | 291 | 0.34 |
| Shoplifting | 3,967 | 4.60 |
| Theft From the Person | 325 | 0.38 |
| Vehicle Crime | 3,407 | 3.95 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 21,360 | 24.74 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from West Sussex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldwick | 367 | 32 | 90% safer |
| Angmering | 353 | 42 | 42% safer |
| Bersted | 786 | 77 | 22% more dangerous |
| Billingshurst | 563 | 59 | 2.0% safer |
| Bognor Regis | 3,213 | 121 | 50% more dangerous |
| Burgess Hill | 1,372 | 43 | 39% safer |
| Chichester | 3,178 | 109 | 45% more dangerous |
| Crawley | 10,385 | 93 | 35% more dangerous |
| East Grinstead | 1,192 | 43 | 40% safer |
| Felpham | 409 | 35 | 70% safer |
| Hassocks | 246 | 29 | 105% safer |
| Haywards Heath | 1,373 | 45 | 35% safer |
| Horsham | 1,879 | 64 | 7% more dangerous |
| Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common | 443 | 57 | 4.9% safer |
| Lancing | 1,114 | 57 | 4.8% safer |
| Littlehampton | 2,728 | 90 | 33% more dangerous |
| North Horsham | 732 | 33 | 83% safer |
| Rustington | 584 | 42 | 45% safer |
| Selsey | 692 | 64 | 6% more dangerous |
| Sompting | 414 | 47 | 29% safer |
| Southwater | 475 | 42 | 43% safer |
| Southwick | 720 | 60 | 0.53% safer |
| Worth | 379 | 34 | 75% safer |
| Worthing | 8,435 | 73 | 18% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | Safer |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 6 | 6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.78 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 0.66 | Safer |
| Public Order | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.34 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | Getting worse |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 0.38 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 4.7 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | Getting worse |
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