Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orme Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 76th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orme Road (BN11 4FG) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Road (BN11 4FG), 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 Orme Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henty Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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