Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN14 8PY
How much crime is recorded in BN14 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadwater East
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
BN14 8PYWorthing
How safe is BN14 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN14 8PY 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
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8PYNational
Burglary6.59.1
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.