Total Crime Rate

366.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 366.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 127.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Botolphs Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Botolphs Road (BN11 4JS) in the last 12 months was 366.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Botolphs Road (BN11 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Botolphs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanfranc Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Elmo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Botolph'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanfranc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Anselm'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Elmo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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