Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Ariadne Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 36th 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 Ariadne Road (BN11 3NY) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ariadne Road (BN11 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowers Court, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Valerie Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ariadne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sea View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sea View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sea View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heene Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Valerie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Valerie Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Valerie Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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