Crime Rates at High Street, Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 5DA

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN43 5DA) in the last 12 months was 2250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5903.2% higher than the Marine average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 443.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN43 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.