Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 112th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Road (BN14 7BX) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Road (BN14 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Broadwater Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadwater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadwater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Westcourt Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Arch Road | — |
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