Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 4RT
How much crime is recorded in BN12 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring-by-Sea
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
BN12 4RTWorthing
How safe is BN12 4RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 4RT 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4RTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.14.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Burglary2.79.1
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.