Postcode district · Worthing
Crime in BN13
How much crime is recorded in BN13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,376 (2024)
BN13Postcode district · Worthing
How safe is BN13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN13, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
BN13National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Shoplifting10.88.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.