Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 6AP
How much crime is recorded in BN43 6AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston & Southwick
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
How safe is BN43 6AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 6AP area, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6APNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Burglary10.89.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.