Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 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 160.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lyndhurst Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 45th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (BN11 2DE) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Road (BN11 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farncombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesswood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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