Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN11 5RY
How much crime is recorded in BN11 5RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
BN11 5RYWorthing
How safe is BN11 5RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN11 5RY area, 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
22.7
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 5RYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.71.5
Burglary0.79.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.