Crime Rates at Wiston Avenue, Worthing, BN14 7PS

Wiston 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 Wiston Avenue (BN14 7PS) 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 Wiston Avenue (BN14 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas'S Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.