Postcode district · Shoreham-by-Sea
Crime in BN43
How much crime is recorded in BN43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 32,346 (2024)
BN43Postcode district · Shoreham-by-Sea
How safe is BN43
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN43, 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
BN43National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Shoplifting11.08.4
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.