Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheridan Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheridan Road (BN14 8EU) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheridan Road (BN14 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaumont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrison Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrison Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheridan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrison Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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