Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 4EE
How much crime is recorded in BN12 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
BN12 4EEWorthing
How safe is BN12 4EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 4EE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 4EENational
Shoplifting34.78.4
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.64.6
Robbery2.21.4
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.29.1
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.