Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mendip Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 46th 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 Mendip Road (BN13 2LR) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 247.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Road (BN13 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Cumbrian Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cumbrian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salvington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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