Compare

BN99

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Lancing, West Durrington and West Tarring, in Adur and Worthing.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN99 postcode. How census figures are added up

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BN99, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,296
222nd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.4%
1,007th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
17.7%
827th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How BN99 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BN99Middle
Population33 postcode districts, BN · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 317 to 94,706. The middle area is 21,877. BN99 is 1,296.
1,2964th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage33 postcode districts, BN · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 46.2% to 98.6%. The middle area is 84.6%. BN99 is 97.8%.
97.8%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6433 postcode districts, BN · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 51.6% to 83.0%. The middle area is 60.3%. BN99 is 63.4%.
63.4%9th highest
Aged 65 and over33 postcode districts, BN · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every postcode district in BN33 areas from 9.1% to 36.0%. The middle area is 23.5%. BN99 is 17.7%.
17.7%7th lowest

Is BN99 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN99 at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN99.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (53), shoplifting (48) and violence and sexual offences (39).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN99 was 153.8 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

MPs for BN99

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in BN995

Councils BN99 covers2

Postcode districts next to BN993

Nearest rail stations4

More in the BN postcode area2

BN99 in brief

BN99 is a postcode district covering Lancing, West Durrington and West Tarring, in Adur and Worthing.

About 1,333 people lived in BN99 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

BN99 had 1,296 usual residents at the census.

In BN99, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

63.4% of residents in BN99 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

17.7% of residents in BN99 were aged 65 or over at the census.