Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 9AP
How much crime is recorded in BN15 9AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Lancing
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,350 (2024)
BN15 9APLancing
How safe is BN15 9AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 9AP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9APNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.