Total Crime Rate

955.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

703.5 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 955.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 703.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 566.4 10/10
  • Public order 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 346 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 2AP) in the last 12 months was 955.8 per 1,000 residents and was 276.3% 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 703.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BN11 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 148 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 (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub 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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