Total Crime Rate

806.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 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 806.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 587.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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 64 local areas in Denne , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

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 (RH12 1ST) in the last 12 months was 806.3 per 1,000 residents and was 326.8% higher than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (RH12 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Black Horse Way (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worthing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horsham Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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