The total recorded crimes in Adur, Adur in December 2024 are around 423 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Adur crime rate of 6.55 per 1,000 population.
It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Adur, encompassing approximately 64,543 residents.
Most occured crime TypesThe most prevalent crimes in the area during Dec were:
The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,
To understand the safety of Adur, we need to analyze Adur crime statistics in relation to both national and regional averages. This report will examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.
Relative to the UK:
Adur has recorded 6,634 crimes in the current year, resulting in a crime rate of 102.78 per 1,000 residents. This places it at rank 125 out of 331 in the UK, indicating it is safer than average.
Yearly trends show that in the previous year, the city recorded 5,775 crimes with a crime rate of 89.48, ranking it 160 in the UK. This an increase in crime suggests Negative changes.
Relative to West Sussex:
In 2024, Adur demonstrated a lower crime volume than the West Sussex average, with 6634 crimes compared to 11987.0. This suggests a relatively safer position within the region for the year. Furthermore, Adur witnessed more crimes than 6 out of 6 other cities.
In 2023, Adur had fewer crimes than the West Sussex average, with 5,775 crimes compared to 9,307. This reflects a relatively lower crime rate for the city within the region that year. Furthermore, Adur witnessed more crimes than 6 out of 6 other cities.
Overall Assessment:
Based on the available data, Adur is considered safer compared to the national averages.
Compared to other cities in West Sussex, Adur has a lower crime rate in 2024.
The trend in crime rates suggests Negative changes in overall safety.
In December 2024 the Adur has recorded 423 crimes with crime rate of 6.55 ranking 185th out of 331 in the UK and ranked 7 out 331 in terms of total crimes and 3 in terms of crime rate in West Sussex.
In 2024, the total Adur crimes were 6,634. The crime rate of Adur in 2024 was 102.78 (year) or 8.57 (month) ranking it 125 danzarous in the UK. Adur ranked 7 in terms of total crimes and 3 in terms of crime rate in West Sussex.
In 2023, the total crimes in Adur were around 5,775 crimes with yearly crime rate of 89.48 (year) or 7.46 (month) ranking 160 out 331 most dangerous city in the UK. As compared to neighboring cities in West Sussex, Adur ranked 7 out 331 in terms of total crimes or 3 as per crime rate of Adur
| City | December 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes | Rank (West Sussex) | Crimes | Rank (West Sussex) | Crimes | Rank (West Sussex) | |
| Horsham | 660 | 7 | 9,672 | 7 | 7,499 | 7 |
| Mid Sussex | 733 | 6 | 11,177 | 6 | 8,190 | 6 |
| Chichester | 660 | 5 | 10,251 | 5 | 7,627 | 5 |
| Arun | 1,055 | 4 | 15,518 | 4 | 11,814 | 4 |
| Worthing | 969 | 2 | 12,678 | 2 | 10,305 | 2 |
| Crawley | 1,152 | 1 | 17,977 | 1 | 13,941 | 1 |
December 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 121 incidents, and Shoplifting was another prevalent crime category with 81 incidents.
During November 2024, The highest incident rate was for Shoplifting (136 reports) and Violence and sexual offences incidents were also notably high (134 cases).
In October 2024, Violence and sexual offences dominated crime reports (141 incidents), followed by Shoplifting also remained a significant concern (132 incidents).
Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (166 incidents) were the most common in September 2024, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (113 incidents) also being high.
For August 2024 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Violence and sexual offences (133 incidents) and then Anti-social behaviour showed a substantial number of incidents (97 incidents).
July 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 203 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 89 incidents.
During June 2024, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (356 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (290 cases).
| Crime Type | Count | Crime Rate | Change |
|---|
A total of 47 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 6.71 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 12 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 3 |
| November 2024 | 3 |
| October 2024 | 10 |
| September 2024 | 5 |
| August 2024 | 8 |
| July 2024 | 6 |
| June 2024 | 12 |
A total of 342 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 48.86 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 116 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 33 |
| November 2024 | 37 |
| October 2024 | 40 |
| September 2024 | 41 |
| August 2024 | 38 |
| July 2024 | 37 |
| June 2024 | 116 |
A total of 18 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 3.60 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 8 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 1 |
| November 2024 | 7 |
| October 2024 | 1 |
| September 2024 | 1 |
| June 2024 | 8 |
A total of 1254 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 179.14 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 356 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 121 |
| November 2024 | 134 |
| October 2024 | 141 |
| September 2024 | 166 |
| August 2024 | 133 |
| July 2024 | 203 |
| June 2024 | 356 |
A total of 695 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 99.29 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 186 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 81 |
| November 2024 | 136 |
| October 2024 | 132 |
| September 2024 | 66 |
| August 2024 | 47 |
| July 2024 | 47 |
| June 2024 | 186 |
A total of 304 Other theft incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 43.43 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 104 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 21 |
| November 2024 | 59 |
| October 2024 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 31 |
| August 2024 | 27 |
| July 2024 | 40 |
| June 2024 | 104 |
A total of 118 Burglary incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 16.86 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 36 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 15 |
| October 2024 | 11 |
| September 2024 | 13 |
| August 2024 | 9 |
| July 2024 | 12 |
| June 2024 | 36 |
A total of 297 Public order incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 42.43 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 62 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 38 |
| November 2024 | 47 |
| October 2024 | 45 |
| September 2024 | 30 |
| August 2024 | 33 |
| July 2024 | 42 |
| June 2024 | 62 |
A total of 156 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 22.29 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 58 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 19 |
| November 2024 | 19 |
| October 2024 | 18 |
| September 2024 | 9 |
| August 2024 | 15 |
| July 2024 | 18 |
| June 2024 | 58 |
A total of 75 Other crime incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 10.71 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 30 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 8 |
| November 2024 | 6 |
| October 2024 | 4 |
| September 2024 | 9 |
| August 2024 | 7 |
| July 2024 | 11 |
| June 2024 | 30 |
A total of 100 Drugs incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 14.29 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 20 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 16 |
| November 2024 | 7 |
| October 2024 | 11 |
| September 2024 | 15 |
| August 2024 | 16 |
| July 2024 | 15 |
| June 2024 | 20 |
A total of 807 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 115.29 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 290 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 59 |
| November 2024 | 79 |
| October 2024 | 80 |
| September 2024 | 113 |
| August 2024 | 97 |
| July 2024 | 89 |
| June 2024 | 290 |
A total of 23 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 3.83 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 7 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 1 |
| November 2024 | 4 |
| October 2024 | 7 |
| September 2024 | 4 |
| August 2024 | 3 |
| July 2024 | 4 |
A total of 16 Robbery incidents were recorded over 7 month period, averaging 2.67 incidents per month. July 2024 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 6 reported cases.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 1 |
| October 2024 | 1 |
| September 2024 | 3 |
| August 2024 | 3 |
| July 2024 | 6 |
| June 2024 | 2 |
A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Adur postcode area is presented below.
| Total | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Total | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Total | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Total | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |