Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Linkway area has the 40th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 79th 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 The Linkway (BN11 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Linkway (BN11 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Orme Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Linkway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henty Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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