Crap Towns / Southwick / Crime

How much crime is there in Southwick?

The police recorded 60.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Southwick from September 2023 to August 2026, 20% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 59.5, up from 58.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	58.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	63.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	59.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.5	7.0
Shoplifting	6.3	7.1
Public order	5.8	6.6
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.8	3.8
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Brighton and Hove	9.0 km	104
Lewes	17.3 km	88.3
Worthing	11.8 km	83.3
Southwick	–	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	6.5 km	58.8
Burgess Hill	15.4 km	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	2.4 km	56.7
Steyning	8.7 km	50.5
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	12.2 km	44.0
Storrington	16.3 km	40.7
Henfield	11.1 km	38.6
The typical town	–	76.2