Total Crime Rate

615.9 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 615.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Public order 39.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 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 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 349 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 Montague Street (BN11 3HE) in the last 12 months was 615.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Street (BN11 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 73 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 2025Vehicle crime Bank Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liverpool Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Public order Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Liverpool Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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