Postcode district · Worthing
Crime in BN99
How much crime is recorded in BN99, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 8,806 (2024)
BN99Postcode district · Worthing
How safe is BN99
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN99, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
BN99National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.