Total Crime Rate

201.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 201.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Nursery Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Lane (BN11 3HS) in the last 12 months was 201.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (BN11 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Worthing

Crime Over Time in Nursery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gratwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gratwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heene Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 66

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑