Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clematis Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clematis Close (BN13 3XT) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clematis Close (BN13 3XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyn Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crocus Chase (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mersey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canberra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamble Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Close | — |
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