Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 1TU) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 1TU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gratwicke Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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