Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 140.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Aster Vale area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 55th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aster Vale (BN13 3FT) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 3.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aster Vale (BN13 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 62 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 Aster Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sunflower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Varey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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