Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orme Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orme Road (BN11 4EU) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Road (BN11 4EU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Orme Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henty Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place β€”
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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