Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 1JS
How much crime is recorded in BN13 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Durrington South
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
BN13 1JSWorthing
How safe is BN13 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 1JS 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 1JSNational
Shoplifting37.28.4
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.