Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 0LY
How much crime is recorded in BN15 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cokeham & Sompting
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
BN15 0LYLancing
How safe is BN15 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 0LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN15 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.