Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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.
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Crime overview

Marine Parade area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 44th highest crime rate of 346 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 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Central average (254.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanford Square (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Row —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ann Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Steyne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road 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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