Total Crime Rate

2540.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2540.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1963.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.6 10/10
  • Public order 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Causeway area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Causeway (BN12 6FP) in the last 12 months was 2540.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2138.3% higher than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 217.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Causeway (BN12 6FP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 343 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selkirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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