Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Laurel Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Close (BN13 3PY) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Close (BN13 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Kithurst Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Public order Winterbourne Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kithurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kithurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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