Total Crime Rate

366.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 366.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 213.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chatham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 16th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Road (BN11 2SP) in the last 12 months was 366.2 per 1,000 residents and was 487.5% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (BN11 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Navarino Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pages Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Pendine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archibald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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