Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN14 8EA
How much crime is recorded in BN14 8EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Worthing
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,290 (2024)
BN14 8EAWorthing
How safe is BN14 8EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN14 8EA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.29.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.44.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.