Total Crime Rate

113.6 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 81st highest crime rate of 349 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 Downview Road (BN11 4QU) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downview Road (BN11 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near St Valerie Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Valerie Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bradfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Valerie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Pembrokes —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarring Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Beeches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Downview Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belsize Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Valerie Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Rowans Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A259 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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