Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 86th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (BN13 1EX) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN13 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vestry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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