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Crime in BN42 4

How much crime is recorded in BN42 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Adur
Region
South East
Population
15,564 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN42 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN42 4, 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
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN42 4National
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Shoplifting12.78.4
Burglary6.59.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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