Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 8BE
How much crime is recorded in BN15 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Lancing
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
BN15 8BELancing
How safe is BN15 8BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 8BE area, broadly in line with 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 8BENational
Anti-social behaviour30.910.7
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary1.69.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.