Postcode · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43 6ND
How much crime is recorded in BN43 6ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston & Southwick
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
How safe is BN43 6ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN43 6ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 6NDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.