Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.5 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Shelley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 17th 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 Shelley Road (BN11 1XN) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 188.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (BN11 1XN), 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 (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street 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 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
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Data Sources

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