Postcode · Henfield
Crime in BN5 9DN
How much crime is recorded in BN5 9DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Henfield & Small Dole
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
BN5 9DNHenfield
How safe is BN5 9DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN5 9DN 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
BN5 9DNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Public order10.14.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.