Total Crime Rate
186.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 39th highest crime rate of 346 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 Clifton Road (BN11 4DP) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Road (BN11 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesea Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Teville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Westcourt Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglesea Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
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