Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in BN15 9EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Barn & Widewater
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
BN15 9EQLancing
How safe is BN15 9EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 9EQ 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
25.6
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 9EQNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.