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Offington

Ward

North Worthing. About 7,927 people in 8.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Offington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,978
Joint 3,421st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Offington compares

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

OffingtonMiddle
Population13 wards, Worthing · 2021
Population: every ward in Worthing13 areas from 5,834 to 10,556. The middle area is 8,466. Offington is 7,978.
7,9783rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Worthing · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Worthing13 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Offington is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Worthing · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Worthing13 areas from 95.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.0%. Offington is 96.2%.
96.2%3rd lowest
Claimant rate13 wards, Worthing · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Worthing13 areas from 1.7% to 5.6%. The middle area is 2.9%. Offington is 1.7%.
1.7%lowest

Is Offington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Offington at a rate of 58.8 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Offington.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (156), other crime (87) and violence and sexual offences (81).

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 ward, so they describe all of Worthing and not Offington alone. See Worthing

Average house price
£297,200
Down 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,581
110th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.9
Joint 111th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Offington in brief

Offington had 7,978 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Offington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Offington, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Offington, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.