Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southways Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southways Avenue (BN14 8QA) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southways Avenue (BN14 8QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambleys Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southways Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southdown View Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Templars Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Templars Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown View Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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