Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ambrose Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 346 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 Ambrose Place (BN11 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 188.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambrose Place (BN11 1PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambrose Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street
Apr 2026Public order Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ann Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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