Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Homefield Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 349 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 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield Road (BN11 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 121 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Edward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chesswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chesswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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