Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Georges Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 52nd 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 St Georges Road (BN11 2DS) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Road (BN11 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Esplanade, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndhurst Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pendine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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