Postcode district · Worthing
Crime in BN11
How much crime is recorded in BN11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 37,511 (2024)
BN11Postcode district · Worthing
How safe is BN11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN11, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
BN11National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Shoplifting18.98.4
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.