Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN14 7SU
How much crime is recorded in BN14 7SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salvington
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
BN14 7SUWorthing
How safe is BN14 7SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN14 7SU 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7SUNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.74.6
Burglary1.69.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.