Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN14 8BB
How much crime is recorded in BN14 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadwater East
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,469 (2024)
BN14 8BBWorthing
How safe is BN14 8BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN14 8BB area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.