BN11 has an annual crime rate of 116.52 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in BN11?

As of April 2026, BN11 has an annual crime rate of 116.52 per 1,000 residents, based on 467 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in BN11?

The most common crime type in BN11 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 144 incidents in April 2026 — 30.8% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the BN11 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BN11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BN11 recorded 467 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.0 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 9.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring116.52 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment467 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_upCrime up 9.1% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

467

trending_down -8.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

116.52per 1k

High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,810

Within BN11 district

Worthing

46,695

Estimated population

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Supermarket Map	total: 22 Shoplifting: 20 Robbery: 1	22
Market Street Map	total: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Shoplifting: 4	18
Park Avenue Map	total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2	16
Supermarket Map	total: 13 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 3	13
Shopping Area Map	total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3	11
Supermarket Map	total: 10 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2	10
Liverpool Road Map	total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4	10
Clifton Road Map	total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2	10
Shopping Area Map	total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 3	8
Shopping Area Map	total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 2	8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

467 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

144

30.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

127

27.2%

Shoplifting

12.0%

Public Order

7.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.4%

Other Theft

3.9%

Vehicle Crime

2.8%

Other Crime

2.1%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Burglary

1.5%

Robbery

1.5%

Bicycle Theft

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Crime Analysis: BN11

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in BN11 at 30.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (27.2%) and Shoplifting (12.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BN11 has risen noticeably — by 9.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BN11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -8.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +9.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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