Postcode district · Henfield
Crime in BN5
How much crime is recorded in BN5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 14,806 (2024)
BN5Postcode district · Henfield
How safe is BN5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN5, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
BN5National
Shoplifting13.78.4
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.