Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 3PY
How much crime is recorded in BN11 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worthing Central
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,047 (2024)
BN11 3PYWorthing
How safe is BN11 3PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 3PY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Anti-social behaviour29.410.7
Public order13.34.6
Shoplifting13.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.