Postcode · Worthing
Crime in BN99 9FG
How much crime is recorded in BN99 9FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Lancing
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
BN99 9FGWorthing
How safe is BN99 9FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN99 9FG area, 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9FGNational
Shoplifting20.28.4
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.54.5
Robbery3.21.4
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.