Crime Rates at Downlands Avenue, Worthing, BN14 9HD

Downlands Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 96th 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 Downlands Avenue (BN14 9HD) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downlands Avenue (BN14 9HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.