Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 21st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 349 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 7ED) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near South Farm Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcourt Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cortis Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adversane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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