Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Goring , and the 104th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrington Road (BN12 4SB) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrington Road (BN12 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keystone Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Richards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woods Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keystone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keystone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keystone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Richards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
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Data Sources

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