Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Shoreham Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Buckingham , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 209 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 6BD) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Buckingham average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Upper Shoreham Road (BN43 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Giles Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southlands Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adur Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adur Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southlands Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rainbow Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles Close | — |
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