Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wyke Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 346 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 Wyke Avenue (BN11 1PB) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyke Avenue (BN11 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ann Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Wyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Square —
Apr 2026Public order Stanford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlecote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlecote Road —
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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