Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 5SG
How much crime is recorded in BN12 5SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northbrook
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
BN12 5SGWorthing
How safe is BN12 5SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 5SG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 5SGNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Public order2.44.6
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.