Total Crime Rate

697.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 697.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.4 10/10
  • Public order 79.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Dunstans Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 6th 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 St Dunstans Road (BN13 1AA) in the last 12 months was 697.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Dunstans Road (BN13 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Dunstans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athelstan Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pilgrims Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilgrims Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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