Crime Rates at Palatine Road, Goring By Sea, Worthing, BN12 6JN

Palatine Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Castle , and the 59th highest crime rate of 349 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 Palatine Road (BN12 6JN) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palatine Road (BN12 6JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anson Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collingwood Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.