Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selkirk Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 148th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selkirk Close (BN13 1PR) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selkirk Close (BN13 1PR), 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.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brothers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durrington-On-Sea | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quicksilver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Overton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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