Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goring Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 97th 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 Goring Street (BN12 5SF) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Castle average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goring Street (BN12 5SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goring-By-Sea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fittleworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fittleworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goring Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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