Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 124.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wallace Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Marine , and the 70th highest crime rate of 349 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 Wallace Avenue (BN11 5QF) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.7% higher than the Marine average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 2000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Avenue (BN11 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ardale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
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Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardale Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Romney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Raphael Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Raphael Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sussex Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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