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

Grafton Road 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 Grafton Road (BN11 1QT) 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 Grafton Road (BN11 1QT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Liverpool Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gratwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens —
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Data Sources

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