Total Crime Rate

391.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 391.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 321.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • 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

Wellingham Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Durrington , and the 17th highest crime rate of 349 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 Wellingham Lane (BN13 3AU) in the last 12 months was 391.4 per 1,000 residents and was 375.8% higher 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 339.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingham Lane (BN13 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near Wellingham Lane. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellingham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chute Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cradock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whylands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whylands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cradock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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