Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 65.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westcourt Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 148th highest 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 Westcourt Road (BN14 7DP) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcourt Road (BN14 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Teville Place. Police recorded 56 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 Westcourt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cortis Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcourt Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Road β€”

Data Sources

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