Total Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dominion Buildings area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dominion Buildings (BN14 8LE) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dominion Buildings (BN14 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2223, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesswood Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chesswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thackeray Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dominion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Southdown View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southdown View Road | Under investigation |
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