Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridgnorth Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 121st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgnorth Close (BN13 3QW) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgnorth Close (BN13 3QW), 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 | Fulbeck Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Corfe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romany Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatcombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beckworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winterbourne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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