Crime Rates at St Matthews Road, Worthing, BN11 4AU

St Matthews Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 150th highest 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 St Matthews Road (BN11 4AU) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (BN11 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 74 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.