Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Norfolk Street 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 Norfolk Street (BN11 4BB) 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 Norfolk Street (BN11 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Sep 2025Public order Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcourt Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orme Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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