Crime Rate in Heene, ward

Heene has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Worthing district and the 1305th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 151st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heene in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher than the Worthing district average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heene’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 261 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 Robbery ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heene ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.