Crime Rates at The Avenue, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6HS

The Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Castle , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BN12 6HS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BN12 6HS), 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.