Crime Rate in Northbrook, ward

Northbrook has the 4th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Worthing district and the 1531st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 175th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northbrook in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Worthing district average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 331 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 407 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northbrook ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.