Total Crime Rate
175.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street 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 North Street (BN11 1DU) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 North Street (BN11 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Liverpool Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saw Mill Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wenban Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winton Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
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