Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richmond Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 167th 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 Richmond Road (BN11 4AE) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (BN11 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road
Apr 2026Drugs Eriswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Burglary Gratwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gratwicke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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