Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN14 7PY
How much crime is recorded in BN14 7PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadwater West
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,278 (2024)
BN14 7PYWorthing
How safe is BN14 7PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN14 7PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
BN14 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.62.4
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.