Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Galsworthy Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Galsworthy Close (BN12 6LP) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galsworthy Close (BN12 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Galsworthy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pallant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 Harting Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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