Crap Towns / Steyning / Crime

How much crime is there in Steyning?

The police recorded 50.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Steyning from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was shoplifting, at 19.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 28.3, down from 61.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	61.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	28.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Shoplifting	19.8	7.1
Violence and sexual offences	13.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.9	7.0
Public order	4.7	6.6
Other theft	2.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Worthing	8.2 km	83.3
Southwick	8.7 km	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	6.1 km	58.8
Burgess Hill	16.0 km	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	7.1 km	56.7
Steyning	–	50.5
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	12.8 km	44.0
Rustington	13.0 km	40.8
Storrington	7.7 km	40.7
Henfield	6.2 km	38.6
Southwater	16.4 km	28.0
The typical town	–	76.2