Crime Rates at Selden Road, Worthing, BN11 2LL

Selden Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 132nd 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 Selden Road (BN11 2LL) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selden Road (BN11 2LL), 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.