Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Worthing Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 532 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 (BN17 6JS) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Brookfield average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (BN17 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cornfield Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worthing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olliver Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olliver Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olliver Acre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Olliver Acre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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