Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Shelley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Road (BN11 1TR) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (BN11 1TR), 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 Shelley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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