Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lowther Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Offington , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Lowther Road (BN13 2ER) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Road (BN13 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plantation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cotswold Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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