Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Heene Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 162nd lowest 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 Heene Road (BN11 3RF) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heene Road (BN11 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowers Court, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heene Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place 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 2026Vehicle crime Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road
Apr 2026Public order Heene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariadne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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