South Lancing
Middle areaSouth west Adur. 7,829 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in South Lancing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Lancing
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Lancing at a rate of 83.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 204 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 168 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Shoplifting | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Lancing compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Lancing safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Lancing at a rate of 83.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Lancing.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (204), violence and sexual offences (168) and other crime (130).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Adur
These figures are published for the whole of Adur, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Adur and not South Lancing alone. See Adur
South Lancing in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Lancing was £320,000 in 2025.
South Lancing had 7,774 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in South Lancing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Lancing, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.