Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tennyson Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 83rd 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 Tennyson Road (BN11 4FE) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennyson Road (BN11 4FE), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wykeham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | 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 | Public order | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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