Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poulters Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Offington , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulters Lane (BN14 7SU) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Offington average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulters Lane (BN14 7SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Offington Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poulters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Offington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poulter'S Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Offington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warren Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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