Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 6EA
How much crime is recorded in BN43 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston & Southwick
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,360 (2024)
BN43 6EAShoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43 6EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 6EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.44.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.