Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 2LY
How much crime is recorded in BN11 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,590 (2024)
BN11 2LYWorthing
How safe is BN11 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 2LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2LYNational
Shoplifting32.38.4
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Public order9.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary2.29.1
Robbery1.41.4
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.