Total Crime Rate

233.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 233.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Malthouse Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 30th highest crime rate of 346 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 Malthouse Way (BN13 3GD) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malthouse Way (BN13 3GD), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Row. Police recorded 28 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 Malthouse Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Varey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fulbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sunflower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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