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Worthing Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 353 verdicts at Worthing Magistrates' Court (Worthing). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Samuel Heard
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Compensation of £250

Samuel Heard admitted stealing laundry and coffee products worth approximately £250 from a shop in Worthing on December 12, 2025. He was ordered to pay £250 compensation.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. Stole laundry and coffee products worth approximately £250. Must pay £250 compensation.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Sandra Nawrocka
Driving without insurance and driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Fined £120 for driving without insurance and £120 for driving while disqualified

Drove without insurance and while disqualified in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, on 25 January 2026.

Admitted both offences. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £96 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with six penalty points.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Sandra Spearman
Assaulting an emergency worker *
Sentence
Community order with 60 hours' unpaid work

Damaged a Sussex Police vehicle and assaulted a police constable, a police sergeant and an NHS nurse in the execution of their duty on May 27, 2025.

Admitted criminal damage and three charges of assaulting emergency workers. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Sarah Flynn
Using a vehicle with dangerous tyres *
Sentence
Fined £72 and licence endorsed with three points

Sarah Flynn admitted using a vehicle with dangerous tyres, having severe cuts or tears to the side walls, in Brighton on February 12, 2022. She was fined £72 and her driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted using a vehicle with dangerous tyres with severe cuts or tears to the side walls in Brighton on February 12, 2022. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Scott Belsom
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £86, driving record endorsed with 3 points

Scott Belsom admitted speeding, exceeding the 60mph limit for a goods vehicle on the A27 Newells Lane Overbridge, West Ashling, on 19 December 2025.

Must pay £130 costs and £34 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Scott Fisher
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £115

Exceeded a 30mph limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Admitted the offence. Driving record endorsed with three points.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Scott Holder
Possessing a firearm without a certificate *
Sentence
Fined £166

On November 20, 2025, Scott Holder was found in possession of a taser and taser cartridges without the necessary certificate in Lancing.

Admitted possessing a firearm without a certificate. No separate penalty for the ammunition offence. Ordered to pay £66 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Shane Pope
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £72 and driving record endorsed with three points

Shane Pope exceeded the 40 mph speed limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on 2 February 2025. He admitted the offence and was fined £72, with his driving record endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding; ordered to pay a £28 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Sharon Meredith
Assaulting an emergency worker *
Sentence
Community order with six-month alcohol treatment requirement, fined £100

Sharon Meredith admitted assaulting an emergency worker, a paramedic, in Lancing on September 17, 2025. She was given a community order with a six-month alcohol treatment requirement and fined £100.

Admitted assaulting an emergency worker, a paramedic.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Shaun Misselbrook
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £128

Shaun Misselbrook admitted speeding by exceeding the 70mph speed limit on a dual carriageway.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £51 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Shawn Crawford
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £131

Shawn Crawford exceeded a 50mph speed limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Ordered to pay £90 costs and £52 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Simon Jennings
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £961, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Drove with 64mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Shore Road, West Wittering, on May 28, 2026, and failed to co-operate with a preliminary breath test in West Wittering on the same date.

Admitted drink-driving. Must pay £85 costs and £384 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for failing to co-operate with a preliminary breath test.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Simon Tilley
Failing to give information relating to driver identification *
Sentence
Fined £660 and six penalty points

Simon Tilley failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. His driving record was endorsed with six points.

No plea details available.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Simon Walters
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £154

Simon Walters admitted speeding by exceeding the 70mph speed limit on a dual carriageway.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £62 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Sophia Bingham
Boarding a train without a valid ticket *
Sentence
Fined £220 and compensation of £160.60

Sophia Bingham was found guilty of boarding a train in a non-compulsory ticket area without a valid ticket. She was ordered to pay compensation, costs and a victim surcharge.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Stanley Cousins
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £384, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Stanley Cousins drove in Worthing on 31 May 2026 and gave a breath sample containing 70mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He admitted drink-driving and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving with 70mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £154 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Stephen Conrad
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40 and three penalty points

Stephen Conrad admitted speeding by exceeding a temporary 50mph restriction on a motorway in contravention of a Local Traffic Order. His driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Stephen Tiley
Driving while unfit through drugs *
Sentence
Fined £576 and £230; disqualified from driving for 28 months

Stephen Tiley was found guilty of driving while unfit through drugs in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, on 4 November 2024. He was also found guilty of using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury due to the nearside front wheel.

Found guilty after trial of driving while unfit through drugs and using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury. Ordered to pay £650 costs and £322 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Steve Mcintyre
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £538

Steve McIntyre admitted failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police in Shoreham on July 8, 2025. He was fined and his driving record was endorsed with six points.

Admitted failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police; driving record endorsed with six points. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £215 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Steven Franks
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £440

Exceeded a variable speed limit.

Driving record endorsed with six points.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Stoyan Peychev
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £207 and three penalty points

Stoyan Peychev admitted speeding by exceeding the limit for a goods vehicle. His driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Svetoslav Stefanov
Using a handheld mobile phone while driving *
Sentence
Fined £440 and six penalty points

Svetoslav Stefanov was found guilty of using a handheld mobile phone or device while driving. He also had a vehicle with a tyre with ply or cord exposed, for which no separate penalty was imposed. His driving record was endorsed with six points.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tadas Paukste
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £147 and three penalty points

Tadas Paukste admitted speeding by exceeding a 60mph limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order. His driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Taylor Pragnell
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £120; driving record endorsed with six points

On November 6, 2025, Taylor Pragnell drove without insurance in Broad Piece, Littlehampton.

Admitted driving without insurance. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Taylor Smith
Possession of a knife in a public place *
Sentence
Community order with 90 hours' unpaid work

Taylor Smith intentionally obstructed a police constable exercising powers to carry out a drugs search in Oving on 21 March 2026, and possessed a knife in a public place without good reason in St Andrew's Close, Oving, on 21 May 2026.

Admitted intentionally obstructing a police constable and possessing a knife in a public place. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Terry Coghlan
Drink driving *
Sentence
Fined £120, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Drove in Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, on 9 June 2026 with 64 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He admitted drink-driving.

Admitted drink-driving. Costs £85, victim surcharge £48.
crawleyobserver.co.uk
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Terry Kerbey
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Fined £200 and disqualified from driving for 31 months

Terry Kerbey drove on the A27 at Lancing on 18 August 2025 while disqualified from driving.

Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Thomas Bagnall
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120; disqualified from driving for 17 months

Thomas Bagnall admitted drink-driving in Highdown Rise, Goring, on 29 April 2026 with 66mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 66mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Thomas Roberts
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
Fined £120

Thomas Roberts admitted driving without due care and attention in Felpham on December 9, 2025.

Admitted driving without due care and attention. Driving record endorsed with five points; ordered to pay £130 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tiernan Cunningham
Assaulting a police constable in the execution of duty *
Sentence
Compensation order of £100

Tiernan Cunningham assaulted a police constable who was acting in the execution of his duty at Worthing Custody Centre on 23 March 2026. He was ordered to pay £100 compensation. No separate penalty was imposed for a related failure to surrender to custody.

Admitted assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tim Johnson
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £538; driving record endorsed with six points

Tim Johnson admitted speeding, exceeding the 60mph limit on the A24 Shipley on 20 December 2025. He was fined £538, ordered to pay £120 costs and a £215 victim surcharge, and his driving record was endorsed with six points.

Admitted speeding, exceeding the 60mph limit. Also ordered to pay £120 costs and £215 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tobias Boyt
Dangerous driving *
Sentence
Community order with 200 hours' unpaid work; fined £50; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Tobias Boyt drove dangerously in Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, on 17 September 2025 and possessed cannabis on the same date. He later admitted possessing half an ounce of cannabis in Grimsby on 29 November 2025.

Admitted dangerous driving and two counts of possessing cannabis, a class B drug. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tobias Powell
Drug-driving and theft from a shop *
Sentence
18-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months; compensation £698.73; disqualified from driving for 36 months

Tobias Powell admitted drug-driving with 771ug/l benzoylecgonine in Beaumont Park, Littlehampton, on 19 October 2024, and 12 counts of theft from shops between April 2024 and December 2025, involving food, drink, and other items worth £698.73 in total. He also admitted or was found guilty of related offences including threatening behaviour, taking a vehicle without consent, driving without insurance, possession of cannabis, driving without due care and attention, and driving while disqualified.

Admitted drug-driving and 12 counts of theft from shops, among other offences. No separate penalty for multiple associated matters.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Toby Bishop
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Fined £40 and must pay £85 costs

Toby Bishop admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 30, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on January 31 and February 14, 2025. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 30, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on January 31 and February 14, 2025.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Toby Farmer
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £738, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Toby Farmer drove in the Bognor Regis area on 5 November 2025 with 2.4 microgrammes per litre of Delta-9-THC in his blood. He admitted drug-driving and a further offence of driving while unfit through drugs.

Admitted drug-driving. Also admitted driving while unfit through drugs, no separate penalty. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £295 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Toby Mace
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £660

Toby Mace kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £20.09 back duty and £85 costs.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Tom Lisher
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with drug rehabilitation and rehabilitation activity requirements; five-year criminal behaviour order; must pay £685 compensation

Tom Lisher admitted 14 charges of theft from a shop, stealing alcohol, meat, deodorants and cleaning products from stores including Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Superdrug and The Co-op in Littlehampton and Yapton between January and September 2025. The court imposed an eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months with drug rehabilitation and rehabilitation activity requirements, and made a five-year criminal behaviour order banning him from any Sainsbury's in West Sussex. He was ordered to pay £685 compensation.

Admitted 14 charges of theft from a shop. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Tom Rogers
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Speeding by driving over the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on 24 June 2025.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay a £16 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with three penalty points.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Tommy Bullock
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £200, £85 costs, £80 victim surcharge, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Tommy Bullock admitted drug-driving in Bognor Regis on October 12, 2025, with 2.1 micrograms per litre of Delta-9-THC. He was fined and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 2.1 micrograms per litre of Delta-9-THC.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Toni Price
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Toni Price admitted speeding by exceeding the 30mph speed limit on a restricted road in England.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £16 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Joshua Knowles
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £100

Joshua Knowles admitted exceeding the 40mph limit near Hillbarn on June 29, 2025.

Admitted speeding; driving record endorsed with three points. Ordered to pay £40 victim surcharge and £60 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Joshua Martin
Possession of cocaine *
Sentence
Fined £120 for possessing cocaine and £40 for resisting a police constable

Joshua Martin admitted possessing cocaine, a class A drug, in West Street, Chichester, on 1 July 2026. He also admitted resisting a police constable in the execution of his duty at the same location and date. He was fined separately for each offence.

Admitted both offences. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £64 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Judish Jossy
Using a vehicle without third party insurance; driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence *
Sentence
Fined £346 and £115

Used a vehicle without third party insurance and drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Admitted using a vehicle without insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Julian Lindsey-Clark
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £72

Julian Lindsey-Clark admitted exceeding the 40mph speed limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on April 20, 2025. He was fined £72, ordered to pay a £28 victim surcharge, and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding, exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on April 20, 2025. Must pay £28 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with three points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Julie Crocker
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £415

Julie Crocker failed to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police in the Shoreham area on 29 August 2025. The court accepted special reasons for not endorsing her licence.

Admitted failing to identify a driver when required. No licence endorsement due to special reasons; ordered to pay £166 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Julie Hawkes
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £40; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Julie Hawkes admitted drug-driving on the A303 Barton Stacey on 23 February 2026. A test recorded 2.2 micrograms of Delta-9-THC per litre of blood.

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £16 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Justin Mcdermott
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Fined £40

On March 23, 2026, Justin McDermott admitted stealing an electric toothbrush worth £35 from a shop in Littlehampton. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £35 compensation and £85 costs.

Admitted theft from a shop. Ordered to pay £35 compensation and £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Kacper Kandora
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with rehabilitation activity requirement and 100 hours unpaid work; disqualified from driving for 36 months

Kacper Kandora admitted two charges of drug-driving in Beeding Close, Bersted, on December 4, 2025, with readings of 3.8ug/l Delta-9-THC and 135ug/l benzoylecgonine. He also admitted driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance.

Admitted two drug-driving charges and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and without insurance. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
eastbourneherald.co.uk
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Kacper Tchorzewski
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Kacper Tchorzewski admitted drug-driving with 5.3 micrograms per litre of Delta-9-THC in Courtwick Road, Littlehampton, on March 5, 2026.

Admitted drug-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Kaspars Borins
Failing to provide a specimen of breath *
Sentence
Community order with six-month curfew, electronically monitored, from 10pm to 6am daily; disqualified from driving for 42 months

Kaspars Borins admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required at Worthing Custody Centre on July 14, 2025. He was given a community order with an electronically monitored six-month curfew between 10pm and 6am daily, disqualified from driving for 42 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.

Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis at Worthing Custody Centre on July 14, 2025. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
Checked against source, except the date

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Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, Worthing, BN11 1JD, United Kingdom
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About Worthing Magistrates' Court

Worthing Magistrates' Court, located in Worthing, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 353 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Worthing area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, BN11 1JD.

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