Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadley Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Hadley Avenue (BN14 9HB) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadley Avenue (BN14 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downlands Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sompting Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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