Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Templars area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Templars (BN14 9JT) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Templars (BN14 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Lyons Way. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Templars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Templars Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Templars Under investigation
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Data Sources

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