Total Crime Rate
194.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaksheath Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 38th 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 Oaksheath Gardens (BN13 3GE) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (β 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 295.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaksheath Gardens (BN13 3GE), the main crime hotspot is near Rochester Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buttercup Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buttercup Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunflower Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copse View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malthouse Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thistle Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Varey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulbeck Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Zinnia Row | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hibiscus Close | β |
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