Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Titnore Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 65th highest crime rate of 346 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 Titnore Lane (BN12 6NZ) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Titnore Lane (BN12 6NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Avenue. Police recorded 21 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 Titnore Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samphire Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Titnore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycress Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavant Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highclere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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