Crime Rates at Fifth Avenue, Worthing, BN14 9NL

Fifth Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Broadwater , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fifth Avenue (BN14 9NL) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Broadwater average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (BN14 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairway Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fourth Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.