Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worthing Road (BN17 6LY) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.0% higher than the Courtwick with Toddington average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (BN17 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worthing Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorncroft Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worthing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Faulkner Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windroos Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cornfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gratwicke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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