Total Crime Rate
351.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gratwicke Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gratwicke Road (BN11 4BH) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gratwicke Road (BN11 4BH), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tennyson Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montague Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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