Crime Rate in Salvington, ward

Salvington has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Worthing district and the 3751st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 543rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Salvington in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Worthing district average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Salvington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 343 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Salvington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wellingham Lane. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.