Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leigh Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 120th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (BN14 9HG) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (BN14 9HG), 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 Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area 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 2025Drugs Sompting Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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