Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 5GH
How much crime is recorded in BN43 5GH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckingham
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
BN43 5GHShoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43 5GH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 5GH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5GHNational
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.