Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Forest Barn Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 69th 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 Forest Barn Mews (BN13 3FD) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Barn Mews (BN13 3FD), the main crime hotspot is near Malthouse Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Barn Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hibiscus Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copse View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunflower Street —
Sep 2025Public order Thistle Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Zinnia Row Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malthouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crocus Chase Under investigation
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Data Sources

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