Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 4LU
How much crime is recorded in BN12 4LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring-by-Sea
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
BN12 4LUWorthing
How safe is BN12 4LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 4LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4LUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary2.09.1
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.