Crime Rate in Gaisford, ward

Gaisford has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Worthing district and the 3664th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gaisford in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Worthing district average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gaisford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gaisford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Broadwater Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.