Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 2LY
How much crime is recorded in BN13 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Durrington North
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
BN13 2LYWorthing
How safe is BN13 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 2LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.0
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime3.01.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 113% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.