Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Broadwater Street West area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Central , and the 76th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadwater Street West (BN14 9BY) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Central average (278.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Street West (BN14 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardsheal Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ardsheal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Street West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cortis Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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