Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 3BA
How much crime is recorded in BN11 3BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worthing Central
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
BN11 3BAWorthing
How safe is BN11 3BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 98.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 3BA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
98.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
310
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 3BANational
Violence and sexual offences82.323.6
Anti-social behaviour72.910.7
Shoplifting59.68.4
Public order36.24.6
Burglary21.99.1
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Other theft13.24.5
Robbery6.41.4
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Drugs5.22.4
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Theft from the person2.92.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.