Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chappell Croft area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 138th 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 Chappell Croft (BN11 4SF) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chappell Croft (BN11 4SF), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chappell Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Road —
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 2026Other theft Downview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Botolph'S 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Public order Heene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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