Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 346 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 This (BN14 9DF) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN14 9DF, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in BN14 9DF area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ardsheal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cissbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamorna Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Lamorna Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slindon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slindon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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