Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Southfield Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 158th highest 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 Southfield Road (BN14 9EH) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (BN14 9EH), 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 Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Street East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slindon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slindon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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