Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN12 6PH
How much crime is recorded in BN12 6PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferring & Kingston Gorse
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,831 (2024)
BN12 6PHWorthing
How safe is BN12 6PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN12 6PH 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6PHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.34.6
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.