Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 4RY

Melbourne Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Goring , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Melbourne Road (BN12 4RY) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Goring average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (BN12 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmerston Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.