Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 82nd 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 Chapel Road (BN11 1HU) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Road (BN11 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Newland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Arch Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Arch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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