Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Titnore Way 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 Titnore Way (BN13 3RT) 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 Titnore Way (BN13 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Sweet Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Sweet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennycress Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Sweet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Sweet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatcombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxifrage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pennycress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Sweet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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