Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 115.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Edward Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 78th highest crime rate of 346 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 King Edward Avenue (BN14 8DG) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Avenue (BN14 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newland Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sackville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dagmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Marston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bashfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Road —
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Data Sources

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