Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Worthing, BN11 4AS

Shakespeare Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 68th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (BN11 4AS) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (BN11 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anglesea Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pavilion Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.