Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 5TH
How much crime is recorded in BN43 5TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckingham
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
BN43 5THShoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43 5TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 5TH 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
8.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5THNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.09.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.11.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.