Total Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelley Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 94th 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 Shelley Road (BN11 4DF) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Shelley Road (BN11 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowers Court, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heene Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wykeham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A259 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heene Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowers Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Michael'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | β |
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