Marsh Barn & Widewater
Middle areaSouth Adur. 6,078 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Marsh Barn & Widewater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Marsh Barn & Widewater
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marsh Barn & Widewater at a rate of 78.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 170 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 112 |
| Other crime | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Marsh Barn & Widewater compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Marsh Barn & Widewater safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marsh Barn & Widewater at a rate of 78.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marsh Barn & Widewater.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (170), anti-social behaviour (112) and other crime (102).
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.
Figures for the whole of Adur
These figures are published for the whole of Adur, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Adur and not Marsh Barn & Widewater alone. See Adur
Marsh Barn & Widewater in brief
The median price paid for a home in Marsh Barn & Widewater was £350,000 in 2025.
Marsh Barn & Widewater had 5,724 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Marsh Barn & Widewater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Marsh Barn & Widewater, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.