Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Homefield Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 149th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

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 Homefield Road (BN11 2JA) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield Road (BN11 2JA), 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 Homefield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sackville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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