Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1AA) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage —
Apr 2026Public order Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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