East Worthing
Middle areaSouth east Worthing. 7,802 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in East Worthing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Worthing
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Worthing at a rate of 96.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.6 per 1,000 people across Worthing.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 230 |
| Shoplifting | 174 |
| Other crime | 132 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Worthing compares
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Is East Worthing safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Worthing at a rate of 96.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.6 per 1,000 people across Worthing.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Worthing.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (230), shoplifting (174) and other crime (132).
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.
Figures for the whole of Worthing
These figures are published for the whole of Worthing, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Worthing and not East Worthing alone. See Worthing
East Worthing in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Worthing was £358,417 in 2025.
East Worthing had 7,811 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in East Worthing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Worthing, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.