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Crime in BN99 9

How much crime is recorded in BN99 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Adur
Region
South East
Population
1,523 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN99 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN99 9, 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN99 9National
Shoplifting20.28.4
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.54.5
Robbery3.21.4
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% 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.

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