Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 2LS
How much crime is recorded in BN13 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salvington
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
BN13 2LSWorthing
How safe is BN13 2LS
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 2LS 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
44
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 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.