Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN13 3PS
How much crime is recorded in BN13 3PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northbrook
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
BN13 3PSWorthing
How safe is BN13 3PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN13 3PS 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
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3PSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.19.1
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 66% 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.