Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcourt Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 105th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northcourt Road (BN14 7DS) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcourt Road (BN14 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Broadwater Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broadwater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadwater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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