Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Glebeside Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 100th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glebeside Avenue (BN14 7PR) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebeside Avenue (BN14 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glebeside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Watersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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