Total Crime Rate
469.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pines Avenue 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 Pines Avenue (BN14 9JQ) 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 Pines Avenue (BN14 9JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyons Way, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downlands Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charmandean Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyons Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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