Total Crime Rate
452.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
215.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN11 1NU) in the last 12 months was 452.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BN11 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Place | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marine Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saw Mill Place | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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