Total Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesswood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 346 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 Chesswood Road (BN11 2AE) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesswood Road (BN11 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near B2223. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B2223 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stuart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesswood Road | — |
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