Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 147th highest crime rate of 346 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 Upper Brighton Road (BN14 9JS) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brighton Road (BN14 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Lyons Way. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 16 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lambleys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lambleys Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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