Pagham, Arun: Safety
Safety
Pagham's crime rate is below the UK average at 76.3 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025, compared to the national figure of 88.6. It also compares well against several neighbouring areas.
Anti-social behaviour did rise in 2025, but it's still well below the UK average of 109 incidents per 1,000. Violent crime is lower than both the national and South East averages. Vehicle crime dropped sharply from 27 incidents in 2024 to just 7 in 2025 — a real improvement.
Overall, Pagham holds up well against comparable neighbourhoods. It's a relatively low-crime coastal community, and the trend on several key categories is moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Pagham ward (Sussex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Pagham ward: Sussex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Pagham ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
54.1
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Aldwick West
44.3
Higher than
Aldwick East
44.7
Lower than
Bersted
98.3
Lower than
North Mundham & Tangmere
70.8
Lower than
Sidlesham with Selsey North
73.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Pagham ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences36%38%
- Anti-social behaviour25%14%
- Public order9%7%
- Shoplifting8%10%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Other theft5%7%
- Burglary4%3%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Other crime1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Drugs1%3%
- Robbery1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
