Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Shoreham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Buckingham , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Shoreham Road (BN43 5ND) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% higher than the Buckingham average (20.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Shoreham Road (BN43 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Erringham Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rope Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Nicolas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Overmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rope Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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