Crime Rates at Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AJ

Broadwater Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadwater Road (BN14 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 419.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Road (BN14 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teville Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.