Total Crime Rate

385.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 385.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broadwater Street West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 14th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadwater Street West (BN14 9DA) in the last 12 months was 385.5 per 1,000 residents and was 518.4% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Street West (BN14 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 13 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slindon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cissbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slindon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Street East —
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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