Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 129th 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 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (BN11 2SJ), 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pages Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Pendine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
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Data Sources

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