Crime Rates at King Street, Worthing, BN14 7BW

King Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 99th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (BN14 7BW) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (BN14 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Broadwater Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.