Crime within a mile of Worthing was 26% higher in the latest three months than a year earlier, and shoplifting rose 45%. We help shops, bars and offices respond with licensed officers and patrols.
Trusted Protection in Worthing
Police.uk recorded 6,009 offences around central Worthing in a year. Violence and sexual offences lead, but anti-social behaviour, at 1,207, and shoplifting, at 989, are what most shape day-to-day business life. Sussex Police add alcohol-related and youth-related anti-social behaviour to their priorities. For retailers, that points to uniformed store officers; for bars and venues, door supervisors; and for offices and units, patrols and alarm response through our 24/7 control room.
Worthing Business Profile
Ten registered security workers from our network have homes inside a 10-mile radius of Worthing. We support that group with patrols, key holding and alarm response scheduled from our control room, and add officers from wider rotas for larger contracts. Everyone we place is SIA-licensed, screened to BS 7858 and on PAYE, and every visit is logged by GPS.
Worthing has 3,960 registered businesses. Construction and professional services tie with 645 each, and tech and communications follows with 425. Tech's share is 10.7% against 7.0% nationally, so offices often want access control and CCTV monitoring. Health and care firms are also over-represented, 5.6% locally against 4.4% for Britain, which brings surgeries and care homes into the mix.
The Connaught, the Pavilion Theatre and The Dome all fall inside 5km, as does Jungle Nightclub. Where 200 or more people gather, Martyn's Law will set out duties from 2027, and our event teams can help operators put them in place. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Worthing
Worthing's named sites mix entertainment, healthcare and industry. Worthing Hospital, Goring Hall Hospital and Swandean are within 5km, as are East Worthing Trading Estates, Meadow Road Trading Estates, Goring Business Park and Lancing Business Park. The Guildbourne Centre handles shopping, and five stations, from West Worthing to Durrington-on-Sea, serve the area. Evening venues and daytime retail create two distinct peaks for security cover.
Services in Worthing
Worthing shops, venues, offices and trading estate tenants can book any service listed below.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Within a mile of Worthing, Police.uk logged 6,009 crimes between September 2025 and August 2026.
Of the total, 1,813 offences were violence and sexual offences, roughly 30%. Anti-social behaviour reached 1,207 and shoplifting 989, ahead of public order on 621 and criminal damage and arson on 351. Overall, the newest quarter ran 26% above its equivalent twelve months before, while shoplifting jumped 45%. Increases that steep suggest retailers and licensed premises should look again at staffing, cameras and how incidents get written down.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Worthing Central team lists alcohol-related anti-social behaviour, youth-related anti-social behaviour, and e-scooters and cycling on pavements as its priorities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Worthing.
Areas We Cover Near Worthing
Shoreham-by-Sea is 4 miles from Worthing, with Steyning at 6 and Littlehampton at 8. All three sit within our patrol and guarding area, along with the places listed beneath.
Postcodes We Cover in Worthing
The 7 postcode districts nearest central Worthing, covering parts of Worthing, Adur, Arun and Horsham.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Worthing Security FAQs
Police.uk recorded 989 shoplifting offences within a mile, and the figure was 45% higher than a year earlier. Uniformed retail officers and store detectives deter theft, protect staff and produce reports that support prosecutions.
Yes. There are 75 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km, and police list alcohol-related anti-social behaviour as a priority. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors manage entry, defuse disputes and log every incident.
Tech and communications firms make up 10.7% of local businesses, well above the 7.0% national share. We provide reception and access control, CCTV monitoring and out-of-hours alarm response.
We do. East Worthing Trading Estates, Meadow Road Trading Estates and Goring Business Park are all within 5km. Locked-up checks, key holding and alarm response suit units left empty overnight.
Health and care firms form 5.6% of Worthing's business count, ahead of the British figure of 4.4%. For surgeries, clinics and care homes we can staff reception desks, support staff who work alone, and attend after hours when alarms trigger.
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