Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 4BB
How much crime is recorded in BN12 4BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring-by-Sea
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
BN12 4BBWorthing
How safe is BN12 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 4BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
BN12 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.34.6
Burglary0.99.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 76% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.