Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hill Barn Lane 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 Hill Barn Lane (BN14 9QB) 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 Hill Barn Lane (BN14 9QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadwater Street West, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamorna Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Barn Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamorna Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Lamorna Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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