Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hertford 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 Hertford Road (BN11 1HX) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Hertford Road (BN11 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lennox Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenban Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox 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 | Public order | Teville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenban Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lennox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcourt Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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