Total Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodmancote Road area has the lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 8th 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 Woodmancote Road (BN14 7HT) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodmancote Road (BN14 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Elmo Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anselm'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anselm'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Elmo Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adversane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anselm'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Elmo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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