Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Broadwater Street East area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 118th highest 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 Broadwater Street East (BN14 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Street East (BN14 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Slindon Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Street East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Quashetts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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