Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 4FB
How much crime is recorded in BN12 4FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
BN12 4FBWorthing
How safe is BN12 4FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 4FB 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
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4FBNational
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Burglary0.49.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.