Crap Towns / Yapton / Crime

How much crime is there in Yapton?

The police recorded 78.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Yapton from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 30.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.4, down from 78.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	78.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	30.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.6	7.0
Public order	6.8	6.6
Vehicle crime	6.3	3.8
Shoplifting	6.1	7.1
Other crime	5.3	2.0
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Burglary	3.9	3.1
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chichester	12.4 km	123
Littlehampton	5.0 km	108
Worthing	14.2 km	83.3
Wick	4.1 km	81.3
Yapton	–	78.4
Bognor Regis	6.6 km	77.3
Barnham	3.9 km	71.6
Selsey	16.2 km	54.5
Rustington	8.7 km	40.8
Storrington	16.7 km	40.7
East Wittering	18.6 km	39.2
The typical town	–	76.2