Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sompting Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sompting Road (BN14 9ES) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sompting Road (BN14 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Downlands Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sompting Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown View Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southdown View Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sompting Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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