Crime Rates at Southfield Road, Worthing, BN14 9EQ

Southfield Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 121st 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 Southfield Road (BN14 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (BN14 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfield Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.