Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine Parade area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Parade (BN11 3PN) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN11 3PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanford Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanford Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade β€”

Data Sources

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