Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 1BB
How much crime is recorded in BN13 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Durrington South
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
BN13 1BBWorthing
How safe is BN13 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 1BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
BN13 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.