Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worthing Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Southwater North , and the 68th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .
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 (RH13 9DT) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 187.2% higher than the Southwater North average (27.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worthing Road (RH13 9DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensett Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pipers Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southwater North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kensett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensett Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensett Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pipers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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