Total Crime Rate
1230.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Union Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Union Place (BN11 1LH) in the last 12 months was 1230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 341.9% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 651.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Union Place (BN11 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 77 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 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lennox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markwick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanford Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Markwick Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ann Street | Under investigation |
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