Total Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cuckoo Gate area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 349 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 Cuckoo Gate (BN12 6FF) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cuckoo Gate (BN12 6FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxgrove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxgrove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kithurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Corfe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxgrove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxgrove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kithurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kithurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fittleworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fittleworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boxgrove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxgrove | — |
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