Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst vs St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre)

Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst has a safety score of 33/100 (Below Average) and recorded 551 crimes in the last 12 months. St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) has a safety score of 40/100 (Below Average) with 649 crimes. St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst shows a year-on-year crime trend of +22.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) shows +6.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (197 incidents). In St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre), it is Shoplifting (270 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst recorded 114 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) recorded 93. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst totalled 197 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 134 in St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst recorded 449 crimes (now 551, a change of +22.7%). St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) recorded 609 crimes previously (now 649, +6.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst has a resolution rate of 44.7% and St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) has 51.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst falls within the Sussex Police boundary. St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre) is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst and St Marys South (Shoreham Town Centre). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.