Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wykeham Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Wykeham Road (BN11 4JG) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Road (BN11 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 49 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 Wykeham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browning Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heene Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Heene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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