Total Crime Rate
1230.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN11 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 1230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 341.9% higher than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 651.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BN11 1AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanford Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanford Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marine Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saw Mill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marine Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Markwick Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warwick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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