Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Strand area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 66th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Strand (BN12 6DR) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (BN12 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Keystone Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Strand area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maybridge Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Barrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martlets Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juno Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”

Data Sources

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