Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ophir Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 136th lowest 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 Ophir Road (BN11 2ST) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ophir Road (BN11 2ST), 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 Ophir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seamill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Thalassa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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