Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Worthing Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Brookfield , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 Worthing Road (BN16 3LL) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Brookfield average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (BN16 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Conbar Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Worthing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conbar Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookenbee Close —
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowdray Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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