Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Thorn Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 119th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorn Road (BN11 3ND) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Road (BN11 3ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heene Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Heene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bowers Court Under investigation
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 Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gratwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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