Total Crime Rate

50.0 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Ashburnham Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Ashburnham Close (BN13 3QA) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburnham Close (BN13 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rochester Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburnham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Varey Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulbeck Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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