Postcode · Henfield
Crime in BN5 9TS
How much crime is recorded in BN5 9TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Henfield & Small Dole
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
BN5 9TSHenfield
How safe is BN5 9TS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN5 9TS 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9TSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.