Postcode district · Steyning
Crime in BN44
How much crime is recorded in BN44, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 13,100 (2024)
BN44Postcode district · Steyning
How safe is BN44
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN44, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
BN44National
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary3.99.1
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.