Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 73.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 118th highest crime rate of 346 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 Kithurst Crescent (BN12 6AW) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kithurst Crescent (BN12 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kithurst Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kithurst Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pallant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
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Data Sources

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