Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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 · 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 16th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 136th lowest 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 7ED) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 24 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westcourt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Public order South Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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