Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Meadow Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 160th 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 Meadow Road (BN11 2RH) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (BN11 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archibald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pages Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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