Total Crime Rate

40.4 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ringmer Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 148th 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 Ringmer Road (BN13 1EB) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringmer Road (BN13 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harefield Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A2032 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ringmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2032 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A2032 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A2032 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Gables Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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