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

The Strand area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Strand (BN12 6DW) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 164.7% higher than the Castle average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (BN12 6DW), 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.