Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Public order 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

Poulters Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 80th 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 Poulters Lane (BN14 7SP) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulters Lane (BN14 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadwater Street West, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamorna Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poulters Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamorna Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Lamorna Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ardsheal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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