Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 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
  • Public order 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 Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 346 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 Church Way (BN13 1HD) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Offington average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Way (BN13 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chantry Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Vestry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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