Total Crime Rate

263.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 263.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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

South Farm Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7AA) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Gardens
Sep 2025Burglary Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Sep 2025Public order Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teville Road

Data Sources

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