Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worthing Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 174th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
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 (NR32 4HA) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 197.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worthing Road (NR32 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Margaret'S Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harbour & Normanston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ravine | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Pointon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthing Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelly-Pain Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
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