Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shermanbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shermanbury Road (BN14 7HR) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shermanbury Road (BN14 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Pavilion Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 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 | Public order | St Anselm'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanfranc Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanfranc Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Elmo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henty Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wiston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Elmo Road | Under investigation |
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