Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 112th 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 1HU) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 48 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 | Liverpool Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Teville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lennox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Arch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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