Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 132.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downview Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 64th 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 Downview Road (BN11 4PR) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downview Road (BN11 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 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 Downview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Downview Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarring Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belsize Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Pembrokes —
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Data Sources

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