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Crime in BN11 5

How much crime is recorded in BN11 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Worthing
Region
South East
Population
14,577 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN11 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN11 5, 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN11 5National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Shoplifting10.38.4
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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