Postcode sector · Worthing
Crime in BN99 3
How much crime is recorded in BN99 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 4,123 (2024)
BN99 3Postcode sector · Worthing
How safe is BN99 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN99 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
BN99 3National
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Public order8.44.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.