Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 103.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pentland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Durrington , and the 84th 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 Pentland Road (BN13 2PR) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Durrington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Road (BN13 2PR), 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 Pentland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cumbrian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White House Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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