# Crime and justice in Arun

The south of the South East. 172,326 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 221 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Arun, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Is Arun safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Arun at a rate of 87.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,475 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Arun.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,922), anti-social behaviour (3,133) and other crime (2,498).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Arun was 85.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Recorded crime rate

Arun: **87.8 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026.

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Arun at a rate of 87.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.

- Against South East: 8% higher (81.3 per 1,000)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-rate

## Crime and anti-social behaviour

Arun: **1,475** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-count

## Anti-social behaviour

Arun: **3,133** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-anti-social

## Burglary

Arun: **424** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-burglary

## Criminal damage and arson

Arun: **1,236** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-damage

## Drug offences

Arun: **389** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-drugs

## Other crime

Arun: **2,498** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-other

## Robbery

Arun: **189** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-robbery

## Shoplifting

Arun: **1,668** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-shoplifting

## Theft from the person

Arun: **41** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-theft-person

## Vehicle crime

Arun: **629** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-vehicle

## Violence and sexual offences

Arun: **4,922** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-violence

## Street-level crime

Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Arun. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000224) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-street-crime

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/arun)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/housing) (17)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/arun/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000224/data?family=crime

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime#l-crime-rate.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/arun/crime
