Total Crime Rate
165.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1DG) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bank Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grafton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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