Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newtimber Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 130th highest crime rate of 349 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 Newtimber Avenue (BN12 6NH) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 650.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtimber Avenue (BN12 6NH), the main crime hotspot is near Kithurst Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newtimber Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Boxgrove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxgrove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxgrove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxgrove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxgrove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jupp'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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