Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 181.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (BN11 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN11 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farncombe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selden Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Selden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Esplanade Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft The Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”

Data Sources

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