Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotswold Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Offington , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Road (BN13 2LA) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Offington average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Road (BN13 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Cumbrian Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Offington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cumbrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mendip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumbrian Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Salvington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumbrian Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mendip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fircroft Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pentland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Road | β |
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