Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cavendish Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 81st 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 Cavendish Close (BN12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Close (BN12 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keystone Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Richards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maybridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Public order The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keystone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keystone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Richards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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