Total Crime Rate

301.2 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 301.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 23rd 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 Forest Road (BN14 9ND) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 344.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (BN14 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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