Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 349 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 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (BN11 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 41 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gratwicke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gratwicke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tennyson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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