Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Walk area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Walk (BN11 2LS) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Walk (BN11 2LS), 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.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pendine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Merton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farncombe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Farncombe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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