Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shelley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 154th 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 Shelley Road (BN11 4TH) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (BN11 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heene Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road
Apr 2026Other crime Bowers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road
Apr 2026Public order Heene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eriswell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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