Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crescent Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (BN11 1RL) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Road (BN11 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grafton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chandos Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chandos Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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