Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

St Lawrence Avenue 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 St Lawrence Avenue (BN14 7JE) 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 St Lawrence Avenue (BN14 7JE), 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 St Lawrence Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Public order South Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henty Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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