Postcode district · Lancing
Crime in BN15
How much crime is recorded in BN15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 30,853 (2024)
BN15Postcode district · Lancing
How safe is BN15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN15, 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
BN15National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.