Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Shelley Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 346 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 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Gardens 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 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theme/Adventure Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augusta Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
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Data Sources

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