Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 16th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 346 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 Northcourt Road (BN14 7DU) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcourt Road (BN14 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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