Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 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 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Wiston Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 25th 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 Wiston Avenue (BN14 7PP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiston Avenue (BN14 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wiston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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