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Worthing Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 346 verdicts at Worthing Magistrates' Court (Worthing). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Worthing Magistrates' Court
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Victoria Major
Date not specified
Television licence evasion *
Sentence
Fined £76 and must pay £80 costs and £30 victim surcharge

Victoria Major admitted using a television receiver without a licence between July 29 and August 6, 2025. She was fined and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

Admitted using a television receiver without a licence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Warren Winton
Date not specified
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £660 and disqualified from driving for seven days

Warren Winton was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on February 28, 2025. He was fined £660 and disqualified from driving for seven days.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on February 28, 2025. Ordered to pay £650 costs and £264 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Wayne Abraham
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £147

Wayne Abraham admitted keeping a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

Admitted.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Wendy Umney
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £220, driving record endorsed with 3 penalty points

Wendy Umney exceeded the 30mph speed limit in East Preston on 10 April 2025. She was found guilty, fined, and given three penalty points.

Found guilty of speeding in a 30mph limit. Ordered to pay £650 costs and £88 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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William Baker
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Ordered to pay £10 compensation

William Baker stole cider worth £10 from The Co-op in Sompting on 18 April 2026. He admitted the theft.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Yunhe Chen
Date not specified
Failing to identify driver *
Sentence
Fined £415 and 6 penalty points

Yunhe Chen failed to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on January 9, 2023. An application to reopen the case was granted and the six-point endorsement remained unchanged.

Ordered to pay £166 victim surcharge and £90 costs. A previous sentence imposed on July 10, 2023 was set aside, but the six-point endorsement was ordered to remain unchanged.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Zak Thomas
Date not specified
Possession of an offensive weapon *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and 120 hours' unpaid work

Zak Thomas possessed an axe in a public place in Belmont Street, Bognor Regis, on 18 April 2026.

Admitted possessing an offensive weapon, an axe, in a public place. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Priscilla Winnan
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Community order with 100 hours unpaid work; disqualified from driving for 20 months

Priscilla Winnan drove in Brighton Road, Worthing, on 6 March 2026 with 81mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She failed to stop after an accident which caused damage to another vehicle and a whiplash injury. She was given a community order with unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 81mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath and failing to stop after an accident in which damage was caused to another vehicle and whiplash injury in Brighton Road, Worthing, on 6 March 2026. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Raif Brand
Date not specified
Threatening to damage property *
Sentence
12-month conditional discharge

Raif Brand threatened to damage property in Littlehampton on 15 December 2025. He admitted the offence.

Admitted threatening to damage property. Also given a restraining order. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £26 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Raitis Saripo
Date not specified
Failing to give information relating to driver identification *
Sentence
Fined £660 and disqualified from driving for six months

Raitis Saripo failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. He was fined and disqualified from driving for six months.

No plea details available.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Rebecca Brown
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £346, disqualified from driving for 18 months

Rebecca Brown drove in Shoreham on 29 May 2026 with 78mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She admitted drink-driving.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving with 78mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £138 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Rhys Lynch
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Six-month conditional discharge

Stole beer worth £16.50 from Morrisons, Worthing, on 14 December 2025.

Admitted theft from a shop. Ordered to pay £16.50 compensation.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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David Bottomley
Date not specified
Criminal damage *
Sentence
Fined £123, restraining order

Damaged a van to the value of £216 in Chichester on May 24, 2025. A restraining order was imposed.

Admitted criminal damage. Must pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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David Gardiner
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Fined £40

On November 14, 2025, David Gardiner admitted stealing four cans of Red Bull worth £8.40 from a shop in Broadwater. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £8.40 compensation, £85 costs, and a £16 victim surcharge.

Admitted theft from a shop. Ordered to pay £8.40 compensation, £85 costs, and £16 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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David Green
Date not specified
Using a television without a licence *
Sentence
Fined £440

David Green was found guilty of using or installing a television set without a licence.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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David Mcculloch
Date not specified
Threatening behaviour *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

David McCulloch was found guilty of three charges of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour with intent, causing harassment, alarm or distress in Worthing on 8 September 2024. He received three consecutive prison sentences totalling 26 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to pay £450 costs and a £154 victim surcharge. A restraining order was imposed.

Found guilty of three charges of threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour with intent. Also ordered to pay £450 costs, £154 victim surcharge, and given a restraining order.
worthingherald.co.uk
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David Mccullough
Date not specified
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
6 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months; 2 weeks concurrent suspended for 12 months; disqualified from driving for 12 months

David McCullough was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required at Worthing Custody Centre on 14 August 2025, and of assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty in Worthing on the same date. He received a six-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and a two-week concurrent prison sentence suspended for 12 months, and was disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of breath and assaulting a police constable.
worthingherald.co.uk
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David Mcdonald
Date not specified
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Fined £200; disqualified from driving for six months

David McDonald drove while disqualified in Shipton Green Lane, West Itchenor, on 24 May 2026.

Admitted driving while disqualified. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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David Stewart
Date not specified
Failing to identify a driver and speeding *
Sentence
Fined £792 and a further £176; disqualified from driving for 6 months

David Stewart was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on May 25, 2025, and admitted speeding on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on January 29, 2025. He was fined £792 and a further £176, ordered to pay £650 costs and a £387 victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for six months.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver and admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £650 costs and £387 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Debra Culley
Date not specified
Failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis *
Sentence
Fined £244, £150 costs, £98 victim surcharge, driving record endorsed with ten points

Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required in Goring Road, Worthing, on November 13, 2025, when suspected of having been in charge of a vehicle.

Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when suspected of being in charge of a vehicle.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Demir Giuniet
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £64.17 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Denis Branson
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

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Derek O'rourke
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £85.42 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Dominic Mizzi
Date not specified
Racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress *
Sentence
17 weeks imprisonment

Dominic Mizzi breached a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on March 16, 2026 by failing to attend office appointments on April 1 and 22, 2026. The community order was revoked and he was dealt with for the original offence of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour with intent, causing harassment, alarm or distress, racially aggravated, on March 16, 2026.

Admitted breaching a community order; the order was revoked and he was re-sentenced for the original offence.
chichester.co.uk
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Dumitru Acapraritei
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £461 and disqualified from driving for 12 months

Dumitru Acapraritei drove in Marine Drive, Worthing, on 6 December 2024 with Delta-9-THC in his blood at a concentration of 3.9ug/l. He admitted drug-driving.

Admitted drug-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £184 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Duncan Campbell
Date not specified
Breach of a community order *
Sentence
Fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs

Duncan Campbell breached a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 23, 2025. He failed to attend required appointments on April 16 and April 30, 2026. He admitted the breach and was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Admitted breaching a community order imposed by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 23, 2025, by failing to attend appointments on April 16 and April 30, 2026.
chichester.co.uk
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Dustin Robinson
Date not specified
Assaulting an emergency worker *
Sentence
12-month conditional discharge

Dustin Robinson admitted assaulting an emergency worker, a police officer, in Bognor Regis on March 6, 2026. He received a 12-month conditional discharge.

Admitted.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Edward Wood
Date not specified
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Fined £333

Edward Wood admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend unpaid work and failing to complete education, training and employment requirements.

Admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates Court on March 17, 2026, by failing to attend unpaid work on May 27, 2026, and failing to complete ETE on May 19, 2026.
chichester.co.uk
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Elaine Reilly
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £440 and four penalty points

Elaine Reilly was found guilty of speeding by exceeding 30mph on a restricted road in England. Her driving record was endorsed with four points.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Ellen Osman
Date not specified
Being the registered keeper of an uninsured vehicle *
Sentence
Fined £220

Ellen Osman was found guilty of being the registered keeper of a vehicle that did not meet insurance requirements on 21 January 2026. She was fined and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

Found guilty of being the registered keeper of a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements. Ordered to pay £200 costs and £88 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Emerson Brereton-Davies
Date not specified
Burglary with intent to steal *
Sentence
Four months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months, with a rehabilitation activity requirement and 110 hours of unpaid work; a consecutive four-month imprisonment, suspended for 24 months; and concurrent four-month suspended sentences.

Burgled The Doughnut Shop at Harbour Park, Littlehampton, with intent to steal on 5 September 2025; stole goods worth £492.72 from The Co-op in Arundel on 18 March 2026; committed nine shop thefts between July 2025 and April 2026, including from Boots, Farm Foods, Greggs and Morrisons; and originally received a community order for being in charge of a vehicle while over the drug-driving limit in Hawthorn Road, Littlehampton, on 28 May 2025, which was breached by failing to attend unpaid work on 26 February 2026.

Admitted all matters. Ordered to pay £985.89 compensation. A community order was revoked and the original drug-driving offence was dealt with by a concurrent four-month suspended sentence.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Emiel Nunn
Date not specified
Using a vehicle without third party insurance *
Sentence
Fined £440

Used a vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance; also caught speeding but received no separate penalty.

Driving record endorsed with six points. No separate penalty for speeding.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Emil Dimitrov
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £600; disqualified from driving for 20 months

Emil Dimitrov drove in Station Road, Bognor Regis, on 19 March 2026 with 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, and failed to stop after an accident in which damage was caused to another vehicle.

Admitted drink-driving (80mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath). Ordered to pay £85 costs and £240 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for failing to stop after an accident.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Emma Clark
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £180, disqualified from driving for 14 months

On July 4 2025 in Ten Acres, Worthing, Emma Clark drove with 57mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She was found guilty of drink-driving and fined £180, ordered to pay £250 costs, and disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Found guilty after trial. Ordered to pay £250 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Emma Wallace
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £85; disqualified from driving for 15 months

Emma Wallace drove in Almodington Lane, Earnley, on 11 May 2026 with 51mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She also admitted driving without insurance.

Admitted drink-driving (51mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath). Ordered to pay £65 victim surcharge and £163 costs. No separate penalty for driving without insurance.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Eriks Vorones
Date not specified
Assault of an emergency worker *
Sentence
9 months conditional discharge and £100 compensation

Eriks Vorones admitted assaulting an emergency worker by beating at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, on April 27, 2026.

Admitted assaulting an emergency worker. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £26 victim surcharge.
eastbourneherald.co.uk
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Erzhan Belchet
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £220 and disqualified from driving for six months

Erzhan Belchet was found guilty of speeding by exceeding 30mph on a restricted road in England. He was disqualified from driving for six months.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Ethan Wheeler
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Community order with 120-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement; disqualified from driving for 36 months

Ethan Wheeler drove in The Strand, Worthing, on 30 October 2025 with 5.5ug/l Delta-9-THC in his system. He admitted drug-driving and received a community order with an alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement, and was disqualified from driving for 36 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 5.5ug/l Delta-9-THC in The Strand, Worthing, on 30 October 2025. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Ezra Crutchfield
Date not specified
Drug driving *
Sentence
Fined £500, disqualified from driving for 14 months

Drove on the M25 near Cobham on 13 December 2025 with MDMA in his system at 53 microgrammes per litre. He admitted drug-driving.

Admitted drug-driving. Costs £85, victim surcharge £200.
crawleyobserver.co.uk
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Fletcher Johnstone
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £76, driving record endorsed with 3 points

Fletcher Johnstone admitted speeding by driving over the 30mph limit in Brighton on October 8, 2025. He was fined £76 and his driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted driving over the 30mph limit. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Flynn Bailey
Date not specified
Criminal damage *
Sentence
Fined £80 and ordered to pay £500 compensation

Flynn Bailey admitted causing criminal damage to a Sussex Police car window and window frame on the A27 at Crossbush on 19 December 2025, with damage valued at £2,098.52. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £500 compensation.

Admitted criminal damage to a Sussex Police car window and window frame valued at £2,098.52.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Frankie Barton
Date not specified
Possession of an offensive weapon *
Sentence
One-year conditional discharge

Possessed a zombie knife in a private place in Kirdford on March 28, 2026.

Admitted possessing an offensive weapon. Must pay £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Frankie Francis
Date not specified
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Community order varied to include an additional 21 hours' unpaid work; must pay £85 costs

Frankie Francis admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates Court on February 10, 2026, by failing to attend unpaid work on March 16 and 18, 2026. The order was varied to include an additional 21 hours of unpaid work, and he must pay £85 costs.

Admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates Court on February 10, 2026, by failing to attend unpaid work on March 16 and 18, 2026.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Freddy Street
Date not specified
Possession of cannabis *
Sentence
Fined £80, £85 costs

Freddy Street admitted possessing 15g of cannabis, a class B drug, in Worthing on 20 July 2025.

Admitted possessing a class B drug.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Gary Martin
Date not specified
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £220

Exceeded 30mph on a restricted road in England.

Admitted the offence. Driving record endorsed with three points.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Gemma Beirne
Date not specified
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Must pay £25 compensation

Stole candles worth £27.98 from TK Maxx, Horsham, on 13 February 2026. No separate penalty was imposed for stealing goods worth £25 from Tesco Express, Horsham, on 25 May 2026.

Admitted theft from a shop. No separate penalty for a second shop theft.
crawleyobserver.co.uk
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Gemma Park
Date not specified
Failing to comply with an off-road notification *
Sentence
Excise penalty of £76; £13.75 back duty

Gemma Park admitted failing to comply with an off-road notification by keeping or using an unlicensed vehicle on a public road on 20 November 2025. She was given an excise penalty of £76 and ordered to pay £13.75 back duty and £50 costs.

Admitted failing to comply with an off-road notification by keeping or using an unlicensed vehicle on a public road. Also ordered to pay £50 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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George Cain
Date not specified
Drunk and disorderly in a public place *
Sentence
Nine-month conditional discharge

On March 28, 2026, George Cain admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place in Stoney Lane, Shoreham. He received a nine-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £85 costs.

Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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George Depass
Date not specified
Harassment and breach of a restraining order *
Sentence
Community order with 120-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement and rehabilitation activity requirement

George Depass admitted three charges of harassment and breaching a restraining order made by Lewes Crown Court on May 15, 2024, by sending 17 texts, making a phone call and making indirect contact via a voicemail message on August 22, 2026.

Admitted three charges of harassment and breaching a restraining order.
eastbourneherald.co.uk
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George Smith
Date not specified
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £660

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £175 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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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 346 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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