Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swallows Green Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 152nd lowest 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 Swallows Green Drive (BN13 2TS) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallows Green Drive (BN13 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelby Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Tyne (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swallows Green Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Columbia Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Timber Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road —
Sep 2025Public order Columbia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manitoba Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hildon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hildon Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Brunswick Drive —
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Data Sources

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