Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wigmore 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 Wigmore Road (BN14 9HJ) 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 Wigmore Road (BN14 9HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Other crime | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sompting Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Road | Under investigation |
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