Total Crime Rate
115.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King 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 8DN) 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 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sackville Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Edward Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dagmar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sackville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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