Total Crime Rate

1735.0 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 1735.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 564.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 429.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 242.9 10/10
  • Public order 179.8 10/10
  • Other theft 97.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
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 highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 3HA) in the last 12 months was 1735.0 per 1,000 residents and was 523.2% higher than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 630.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Street (BN11 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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