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Crime in BN43 5

How much crime is recorded in BN43 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Adur
Region
South East
Population
22,357 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN43 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN43 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

BN43 5National
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Shoplifting10.98.4
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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