Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shoreham Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 189th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .
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 Shoreham Road (BN5 9YG) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shoreham Road (BN5 9YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shoreham Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoewood (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Hall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hall Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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