Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chaucer Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 141st highest crime rate of 346 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 Chaucer Road (BN11 4PB) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (BN11 4PB), 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 Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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