Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Canterbury Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Canterbury Road (BN13 1AF) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (BN13 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bradfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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