Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

South Farm Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 152nd 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 South Farm Road (BN14 7AD) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orme Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (29 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teville Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesea Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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