Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 57th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Close (BN14 8ED) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Close (BN14 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Meredith Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesswood Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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