Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 5BE
How much crime is recorded in BN12 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goring-by-Sea
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,632 (2024)
BN12 5BEWorthing
How safe is BN12 5BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 5BE 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 5BENational
Shoplifting12.68.4
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.31.4
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.