Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 2BL
How much crime is recorded in BN11 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worthing Central
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,044 (2024)
BN11 2BLWorthing
How safe is BN11 2BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 2BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN11 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.