Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 3FU
How much crime is recorded in BN13 3FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northbrook
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,013 (2024)
BN13 3FUWorthing
How safe is BN13 3FU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 3FU 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 3FUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Public order9.54.6
Shoplifting8.08.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.