Total Crime Rate

279.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.9 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 279.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blenheim Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Durrington , and the 22nd 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 Blenheim Avenue (BN13 2AN) in the last 12 months was 279.4 per 1,000 residents and was 368.6% higher than the Durrington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Avenue (BN13 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Weald Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Durrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Littlestone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other crime Durrington Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Road

Data Sources

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