Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

College Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 161st 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 College Gardens (BN11 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Gardens (BN11 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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