Crime Rates at West Avenue, Worthing, BN11 5LT

West Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marine , and the 59th 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 West Avenue (BN11 5LT) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Marine average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (BN11 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ardale Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friar Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.