Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rackham Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rackham Road (BN13 1LL) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rackham Road (BN13 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harefield Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ringmer Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terringes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusper Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chippers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippers Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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