Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 5WP
How much crime is recorded in BN43 5WP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoreham Central & Beach
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
BN43 5WPShoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43 5WP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 5WP 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5WPNational
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary7.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.