Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

South Farm Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7TP) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Central average (254.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Road (BN14 7TP), 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 South Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order South Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ardsheal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamorna Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Lamorna Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
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Data Sources

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