Total Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goring Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Goring , and the 75th 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 4PG) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goring Road (BN12 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Nutley Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worthing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ollivers Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Close | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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