Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ainsdale Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Durrington , and the 125th highest 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 Ainsdale Close (BN13 2QX) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Durrington average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ainsdale Close (BN13 2QX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ainsdale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Columbia Drive
Sep 2025Public order Columbia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Tyne
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Tyne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Tyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avalon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Brunswick Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Birkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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