Postcode district · Worthing
Crime in BN14
How much crime is recorded in BN14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,124 (2024)
BN14Postcode district · Worthing
How safe is BN14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN14, well 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
BN14National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.