Total Crime Rate

233.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 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 233.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fulbeck Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 30th 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 Fulbeck Avenue (BN13 3RS) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fulbeck Avenue (BN13 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Row. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fulbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Titnore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winterbourne Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Varey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eriskay Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycress Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Sweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fulbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highclere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samphire Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Row —
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Data Sources

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