Total Crime Rate

469.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 469.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 350.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Brighton Road area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 14th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Brighton Road (BN14 9HX) in the last 12 months was 469.6 per 1,000 residents and was 593.6% higher than the Broadwater average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brighton Road (BN14 9HX), 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 Upper Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charmandean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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