Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walton Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Offington , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Walton Close (BN13 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Offington average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Close (BN13 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acacia Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roedean Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fircroft Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Gables Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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