Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cortis Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cortis Avenue (BN14 7BG) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cortis Avenue (BN14 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cortis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ardsheal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardsheal Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ardsheal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ardsheal Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardsheal Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cortis Avenue —
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Data Sources

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