Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 178.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grenville Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 42nd 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 Grenville Avenue (BN12 6JE) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grenville Avenue (BN12 6JE), 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 Grenville Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Under investigation
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 Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wavertree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juno Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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