Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Worthing, BN11 4AS

Shakespeare Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 95th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (BN11 4AS) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (BN11 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near Winchester Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.