Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 294.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Highdown Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 19th 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 Highdown Avenue (BN13 1QL) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 542.0% higher than the Offington average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Avenue (BN13 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chantry Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vestry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rogate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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