Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 2DA
How much crime is recorded in BN13 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salvington
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
BN13 2DAWorthing
How safe is BN13 2DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 2DA area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2DANational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.