Total Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Winchelsea Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marine , and the 94th lowest 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 Winchelsea Gardens (BN11 5DD) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Marine average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

In the area around Winchelsea Gardens (BN11 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wallace Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchelsea Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchelsea Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallace Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pevensey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandwich Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romney Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rye Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wallace Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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