Crime Rates at Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 5ET

Ropetackle area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 56th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ropetackle (BN43 5ET) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher than the Marine average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropetackle (BN43 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.