Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rectory Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 156th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (BN14 7PD) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Offington average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (BN14 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chantry Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rogate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vestry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chantry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
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Data Sources

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