Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Homefield 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.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sackville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sackville Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Edward Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
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