Total Crime Rate

255.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 255.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burlington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 26th 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 Burlington Road (BN12 6DB) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 164.7% higher 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 39 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Road (BN12 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Road area

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

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