Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ethelred Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 154th lowest 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 Ethelred Road (BN14 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelred Road (BN14 7LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ethelred Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Pembrokes
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarring Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Walk
Sep 2025Public order Bradfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Worthing Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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