Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 64.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Brookfield , and the 204th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worthing Road (BN16 3LU) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Brookfield average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 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 Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (BN16 3LU), 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conbar Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookenbee Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowdray Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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