Is Worthing safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Worthing safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Worthing scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Worthing scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Worthing: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in West Sussex at 50.8147° N, 0.3714° W (elevation 7 m), Worthing lies 78.9 km NNE of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
West Sussex
50.8147° N, 0.3714° W
7 m
Europe/London
474,485
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United Kingdom
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (20 °C avg high); Wettest: November (78 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 4° | 3° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 61 | 46 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 57 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 78 | 61 |
Normals: Worthing (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Worthing happened in August (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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