Total Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 24th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Street (BN43 5TB) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Street (BN43 5TB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Salt Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Town Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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