Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 9FL
How much crime is recorded in BN15 9FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Barn & Widewater
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
BN15 9FLLancing
How safe is BN15 9FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 9FL 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 9FLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting11.48.4
Other theft7.44.5
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.