Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sompting Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 346 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 9EX) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sompting Road (BN14 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Lyons Way. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 16 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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