Crime Rates at Rectory Gardens, Worthing, BN14 7TE

Rectory Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Gardens (BN14 7TE) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Gardens (BN14 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.