Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shelley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 28th 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 Shelley Road (BN11 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (BN11 4BQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chandos Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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