Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goring Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Goring , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goring Road (BN12 4BB) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Goring average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goring Road (BN12 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goring Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clive Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goring Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
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