Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 97.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palatine Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 346 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 Palatine Road (BN12 6JS) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palatine Road (BN12 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palatine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybridge Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maybridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
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Data Sources

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