Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 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 211.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Heene Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 346 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 Heene Terrace (BN11 3NT) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heene Terrace (BN11 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Bowers Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heene Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heene Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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