Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (BN11 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (BN11 1XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenban Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenban Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wenban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wenban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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