Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Saw Mill Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 82nd 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 Saw Mill Place (BN11 2FN) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saw Mill Place (BN11 2FN), 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 Saw Mill Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlecote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlecote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saw Mill Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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