Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 8LY
How much crime is recorded in BN15 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Barn & Widewater
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
BN15 8LYLancing
How safe is BN15 8LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 8LY 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Other theft5.14.5
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.