Total Crime Rate

415.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 415.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.2 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 88 local areas in Central , and the 16th 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 Ambrose Place (BN11 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 415.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambrose Place (BN11 1PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 116 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liverpool Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens

Data Sources

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