Total Crime Rate

652.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 652.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 429.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Robbery 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadway Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway Court (BN13 1PP) in the last 12 months was 652.9 per 1,000 residents and was 577.3% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway Court (BN13 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durrington-On-Sea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quicksilver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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