Postcode · Henfield
Crime in BN5 9UT
How much crime is recorded in BN5 9UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Henfield & Small Dole
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,542 (2024)
BN5 9UTHenfield
How safe is BN5 9UT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN5 9UT area, 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
14.1
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).
BN5 9UTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.