Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 55th highest crime rate of 349 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 Canterbury Road (BN13 1AL) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (BN13 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Friar Walk. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reigate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ripley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancton View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Radnor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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