Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 45.6 5/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Offington , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 346 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 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Offington average (45.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

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 ( -26.2% 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 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Offington Court (4 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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