Total Crime Rate
171.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Langton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 44th 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 Langton Road (BN14 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langton Road (BN14 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Arch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcourt Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Teville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centrecourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Arch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Arch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Arch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwater Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broadwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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