Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chilgrove Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 90th 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 Chilgrove Close (BN12 6NG) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 285.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chilgrove Close (BN12 6NG), the main crime hotspot is near Coleridge Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chilgrove Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pallant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coleridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupp'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harting Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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