Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Gatcombe Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 45th 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 Gatcombe Close (BN13 3RD) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatcombe Close (BN13 3RD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gatcombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulbeck Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Sweet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pennycress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Sweet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatcombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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