data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY +350%
ASB
12
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +33%
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
67
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,809
White Brit.89.5%
Other White3.5%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,803
Christian52.2%
No religion37.8%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,809
50–6420.6%
65–7415.3%
35–4915.0%
75–8411.8%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Total households: 790
Any member 66+21.1%
All members 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Other8.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Worthing
Local Authority
Council Area
Worthing West E14001599
Constituency
E14001599
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Castle
Constituency code
E14001599
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Worthing, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worthing
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worthing 007A E01031782
E01031782
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worthing 007 E02006627
E02006627
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worthing 007A E01031782
E01031782
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worthing 007 E02006627
E02006627
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN12 6EG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18944
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031782 and MSOA E02006627 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN12 6EG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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