Total Crime Rate
152.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 48th 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 Richmond Road (BN11 1PS) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Road (BN11 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chandos Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gratwicke Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Liverpool Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gratwicke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wenban Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenban Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
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