Crap Towns / Henfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Henfield?

The police recorded 38.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Henfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 49% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 40.8, up from 36.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	36.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	38.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	40.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	19.1	34.1
Public order	4.6	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.4	7.0
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Shoplifting	1.8	7.1
Burglary	1.5	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.5	3.8
Other crime	0.9	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Worthing	14.4 km	83.3
Southwick	11.1 km	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	11.6 km	58.8
Burgess Hill	10.6 km	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	10.7 km	56.7
Steyning	6.2 km	50.5
Haywards Heath	14.9 km	44.8
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	7.8 km	44.0
Storrington	10.6 km	40.7
Henfield	–	38.6
Southwater	12.6 km	28.0
The typical town	–	76.2