Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Copthorne Hill area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Copthorne Hill (BN13 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Offington average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copthorne Hill (BN13 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burford Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashacre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashacre Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashacre Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashacre Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashacre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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