Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kithurst Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kithurst Crescent (BN12 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kithurst Crescent (BN12 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kithurst Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kithurst Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Limbrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybridge Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pallant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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