Crime Rate in Tarring, ward

Tarring has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Worthing district and the 3341st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 476th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tarring in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Worthing district average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tarring’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tarring ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.