Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 5PP
How much crime is recorded in BN12 5PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferring & Kingston Gorse
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
BN12 5PPWorthing
How safe is BN12 5PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 5PP 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5PPNational
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.