Total Crime Rate
279.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blenheim 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.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusper Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durrington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raglan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weald Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Weald Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Durrington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durrington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Littlestone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Durrington Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roedean Road | — |
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