Total Crime Rate
482.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
303.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alston Way area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Durrington , and the 10th 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 Alston Way (BN13 2SA) in the last 12 months was 482.6 per 1,000 residents and was 709.4% higher than the Durrington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 303.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alston Way (BN13 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Timber Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hildon Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canada Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodpecker Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Tyne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Tyne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Tyne | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Tyne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hildon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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