Crap Towns / Worthing / Crime

How much crime is there in Worthing?

The police recorded 83.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Worthing from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 83.4, down from 86.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	86.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	80.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	83.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.8	34.1
Shoplifting	17.7	7.1
Public order	8.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.1	7.0
Other theft	4.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.5	3.8
Drugs	2.8	2.4
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Littlehampton	9.5 km	108
Worthing	–	83.3
Wick	10.1 km	81.3
Yapton	14.2 km	78.4
Southwick	11.8 km	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	5.3 km	58.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	9.3 km	56.7
Steyning	8.2 km	50.5
Rustington	5.6 km	40.8
Storrington	10.2 km	40.7
Henfield	14.4 km	38.6
The typical town	–	76.2