Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ham Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 60th highest crime rate of 349 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 2QH) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% higher than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ham Way (BN11 2QH), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ten Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesswood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pages Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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