Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Langton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Langton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Arch Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcourt Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Arch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivy Arch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Arch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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