Total Crime Rate

452.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.8 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 452.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Public order 63.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bedford Row area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Row (BN11 3DR) in the last 12 months was 452.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher 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 29 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Row (BN11 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ann Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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