Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 2SL
How much crime is recorded in BN11 2SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,636 (2024)
BN11 2SLWorthing
How safe is BN11 2SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 2SL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2SLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.04.5
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.