Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romany Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Durrington , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 349 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 3ED) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Road (BN13 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Shelby Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timber Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manitoba Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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