Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 37th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 123rd 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 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN11 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Esplanade, 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.

View Crime In Central

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 2025Other crime St George'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Selden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selden Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft The Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Esplanade Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Public order Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Esplanade β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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