Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Silver Birch Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 157th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Birch Drive (BN13 3PP) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Birch Drive (BN13 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Kithurst Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Castle

Crime Over Time in Silver Birch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kithurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kithurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kithurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑