Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Chesswood Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 73rd 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 Chesswood Close (BN11 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesswood Close (BN11 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ham Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesswood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pages Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ten Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesswood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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