Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rugby Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 125th highest crime rate of 346 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 Rugby Road (BN11 4PT) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugby Road (BN11 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rugby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Elmo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanfranc Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanfranc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 St Botolph'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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