Crime Rates at King Edward Avenue, Worthing, BN14 8DD

King Edward Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 349 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 King Edward Avenue (BN14 8DD) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Avenue (BN14 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lennox Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.