Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 349 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 York Road (BN11 3EN) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (BN11 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saw Mill Place β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”
Sep 2025Public order Marine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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