Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cuckoo Gate area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 126th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuckoo Gate (BN12 6FF) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuckoo Gate (BN12 6FF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Avenue. Police recorded 21 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 Cuckoo Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Way —
Apr 2026Public order Highclere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavant Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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