Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 94th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Road (BN11 2SA) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (BN11 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broughham Walk, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benedict Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seamill Park Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seamill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road
Apr 2026Public order Thalassa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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