Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 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 141.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ham Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 54th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ham Way (BN11 2QD) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.1% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ham Way (BN11 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pages Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ten Acres (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pages Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Worthing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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