Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 5LY
How much crime is recorded in BN11 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
BN11 5LYWorthing
How safe is BN11 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 5LY 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary4.89.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.