Total Crime Rate

1333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 985.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Field Place Parade area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd 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 Field Place Parade (BN12 6BS) in the last 12 months was 1333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1283.0% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Place Parade (BN12 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Field Place Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durrington-On-Sea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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