Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Gatcombe Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 65th highest crime rate of 346 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 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatcombe Close (BN13 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Sweet Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gatcombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Titnore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eriskay Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highclere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycress Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samphire Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fulbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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