Total Crime Rate

430.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 430.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 295.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 13th highest crime rate of 346 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 430.9 per 1,000 residents and was 591.3% higher than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Upper Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Gardens —
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Data Sources

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