Total Crime Rate
635.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadway Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 349 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 1PW) in the last 12 months was 635.3 per 1,000 residents and was 459.7% higher than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 259.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadway Court (BN13 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 343 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Puttick Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Puttick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puttick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Puttick Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Puttick Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avondale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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