Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Penfold Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penfold Road (BN14 8PG) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Penfold Road (BN14 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penfold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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