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Crime in BN12 5

How much crime is recorded in BN12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Arun
Region
South East
Population
8,008 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN12 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN12 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN12 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Shoplifting7.58.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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