Crime Rates at Melrose Avenue, Worthing, BN13 1NU

Melrose Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 91st highest crime rate of 349 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 Melrose Avenue (BN13 1NU) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (BN13 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambrian Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puttick Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.