Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 351.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montague Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montague Street (BN11 3BX) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Street (BN11 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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