Total Crime Rate

201.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 201.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Bishops Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 346 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 Bishops Close (BN14 7JS) in the last 12 months was 201.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.2% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Close (BN14 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vestry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athelstan Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Watersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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