Crime Rates at Wilmot Road, Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 6BN

Wilmot Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 9th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmot Road (BN43 6BN) in the last 12 months was 317.1 per 1,000 residents and was 320.1% higher than the Eastbrook average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 175.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmot Road (BN43 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmot Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.