Postcode · Lancing
Crime in BN15 9QA
How much crime is recorded in BN15 9QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Lancing
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,822 (2024)
BN15 9QALancing
How safe is BN15 9QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN15 9QA area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9QANational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.