Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Shoreham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Buckingham , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 206 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 Upper Shoreham Road (BN43 5QA) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Buckingham average (20.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Shoreham Road (BN43 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lynchetts (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 | Other theft | The Martlets | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicolson Drive | — |
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