Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 5DB
How much crime is recorded in BN43 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoreham Central & Beach
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
BN43 5DBShoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43 5DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 5DB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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).
BN43 5DBNational
Shoplifting58.38.4
Anti-social behaviour42.510.7
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Public order9.34.6
Other theft6.84.5
Other crime3.01.5
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.