Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vale Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Durrington , and the 168th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Avenue (BN14 0DB) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Durrington average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Avenue (BN14 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Findon Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyll Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillview Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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