Crime Rates at Sussex Road, Worthing, BN11 1DS

Sussex Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 26th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Road (BN11 1DS) in the last 12 months was 279.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (BN11 1DS), 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.