Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 53.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chesswood Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesswood Road (BN11 2AA) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesswood Road (BN11 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs King Edward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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