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 1XB) 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 1XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gratwicke Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eriswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Apr 2026Public order Teville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenban Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenban Road
Apr 2026Other crime Wenban Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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