Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romany Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romany Road (BN13 3DL) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Road (BN13 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highclere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Boxgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Winterbourne Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuckoo Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eriskay Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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