Total Crime Rate

796.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 796.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 429.2 10/10
  • Public order 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (BN11 2AN) in the last 12 months was 796.5 per 1,000 residents and was 186.1% higher 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 566.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BN11 2AN), 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 Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade —
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markwick Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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