Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 32.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Strand area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Strand (BN12 6DY) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (BN12 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Kithurst Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jupp'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maybridge Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martlets Way —
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Data Sources

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