Crime Rates at The Strand, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6DS

The Strand area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 81st highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Strand (BN12 6DS) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (BN12 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavinia Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.