Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 60.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Compton Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Goring , and the 88th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Worthing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Avenue (BN12 4UE) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Goring average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Avenue (BN12 4UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galsworthy Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jupp'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martlets Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilex Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ilex Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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