Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 346 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 Victoria Road (BN11 1XA) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BN11 1XA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenban Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenban Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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