Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farncombe Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 346 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 Farncombe Road (BN11 2BE) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farncombe Road (BN11 2BE), 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 Farncombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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