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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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Mary Tilley
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £660

Mary Tilley was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on July 14, 2025. She was fined £660, ordered to pay £130 costs and a £264 victim surcharge, and her driving record was endorsed with six points.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on July 14, 2025. Must pay £130 costs and £264 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with six points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Matthew Coldwell
Assault by beating *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement, fined £100, £85 costs, £114 victim surcharge

Matthew Coldwell admitted assault by beating at a public house in Bognor Regis on July 17, 2025. He received a community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement and was fined £100.

Admitted assault by beating at a public house in Bognor Regis.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Matthew Hulse
Harassment *
Sentence
Fined £492

Committed harassment in Sompting on 8 January 2026 and breached a restraining order imposed by West Sussex Magistrates Court on 8 March 2017.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £197 victim surcharge.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Matthew Stone
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £240, driving record endorsed with 6 penalty points

Matthew Stone drove in Yapton on 13 January 2026 after his driving licence had been revoked on 17 June 2021 on account of disability. He also drove without insurance. He admitted both offences and was fined, with six penalty points added to his record.

Pleaded guilty to driving after his licence was revoked on disability grounds and driving without insurance. Ordered to pay £130 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Matthew Tester
Criminal damage *
Sentence
Must pay £250 compensation

Matthew Tester admitted criminal damage to a vehicle to the value of £4,482.56 in Angmering on December 7, 2025. He was ordered to pay £250 compensation and £85 costs.

Admitted criminal damage to a vehicle to the value of £4,482.56 in Angmering on December 7, 2025. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Max Essery
Possession of a knife in a public place *
Sentence
Community order with 250 hours unpaid work

Max Essery admitted possessing a large kitchen knife in a public place in South Street, Chichester, without good reason on 17 April 2026.

Admitted possessing a large kitchen knife in a public place without good reason. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Max Huggett
Burglary, theft from a shop, and breach of a criminal behaviour order *
Sentence
Nine-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months, with drug rehabilitation requirement

Max Huggett admitted burglary after stealing coffee worth £252 from a supermarket in Crawley as a trespasser on September 14, 2025, six charges of theft from a shop between February and June 2026, and eight charges of breaching a criminal behaviour order made by Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 17, 2025. He received a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months with a drug rehabilitation requirement and was ordered to pay £200 compensation.

Admitted burglary, six charges of theft from a shop, and eight charges of breaching a criminal behaviour order. Ordered to pay £200 compensation.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Megan Quine
Being the registered keeper of a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements *
Sentence
Fined £38, £15 victim surcharge, £50 costs

Admitted being the registered keeper of a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements on February 25, 2025.

Admitted the offence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Melissa Bandtock
Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving *
Sentence
Fined £461

Melissa Bandtock used a hand-held mobile phone while driving on the A259 at Southwick on 24 July 2025.

Admitted using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £184 victim surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Melwina Dean
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £400 and disqualified from driving for 18 months

Melwina Dean admitted drink-driving with 60mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Felpham on April 25, 2026.

Admitted drink-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £160 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Michael Ede
Possession of an offensive weapon *
Sentence
Fined £60 for each of two counts of possessing an offensive weapon

Michael Ede admitted two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place in Courtwick Road, Littlehampton, on March 5, 2026, one involving a Zombie knife and one involving a Zombie-style knife. He was fined £60 on each count and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

Admitted possessing an offensive weapon, a Zombie knife, and a Zombie-style knife, in a private place in Courtwick Road, Littlehampton, on March 5, 2026. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Michael Lawson
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £500

Michael Lawson admitted drink-driving with 76mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Horsham Road, Ashurst, on 11 November 2025. He was fined £500, ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Disqualified from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £200 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Michael Sargent
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Exceeded a 60mph limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

Driving record endorsed with three points.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Michael Speck
Failing to give information relating to driver identification *
Sentence
Fined £660 and disqualified from driving for six months

Michael Speck 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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Michelle Butler
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £280 and disqualified from driving for 16 months

Michelle Butler admitted drug-driving with 2.1ug/l cannabis in a car park in Bognor Regis on January 30, 2026, and admitted possessing amphetamine, a class B drug, in Worthing on the same date. She was fined £80 for the drug possession and £200 for drug-driving, totalling £280, and was disqualified from driving for 16 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 2.1ug/l cannabis in Bognor Regis on January 30, 2026, and admitted possessing amphetamine, a class B drug, in Worthing on the same date. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £112 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Miles Kemp
Harassment without violence *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and 80 hours' unpaid work

Between November 7 and 8, 2025, Miles Kemp made multiple calls in Bognor Regis, amounting to harassment without violence.

Admitted harassment without violence. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge, and made subject to a restraining order.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Morgan Knight
Dangerous driving *
Sentence
24 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, with 200 hours unpaid work

Knight admitted driving dangerously in Beach Road, Selsey, on April 24, 2024.

Required to complete the Building Choices programme and rehabilitation activity requirement. Must pay £85 costs and £154 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nabeel Ijaz
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £40

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £5.84 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Nardia Duty
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
Fined £120 for assault causing actual bodily harm, £120 for assault, and six-month conditional discharge for theft from a shop

Nardia Duty assaulted a victim in Chichester on 12 March 2026, causing actual bodily harm, and committed a further assault on the same date. She also stole food items worth £111.65 from a shop in Chichester on 3 December 2025.

Admitted all offences. Ordered to pay £50 compensation and £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Natalia Smith
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £146, driving record endorsed with 3 points

Natalia Smith admitted speeding by exceeding the 30mph limit in Easebourne on September 16, 2025. She was fined £146 and her driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted exceeding the 30mph limit. Ordered to pay £120 costs and £58 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nataliia Pashkarchuk
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £70

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

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Nathan Gardner
Failing to provide a breath specimen *
Sentence
Community order with 80 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Nathan Gardner failed to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and drove while disqualified in Angmering on 30 May 2026. He admitted the offences.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and driving while disqualified. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nathan Neville
Drug-driving and possession of controlled drugs *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and 200 hours unpaid work; disqualified from driving for 18 months

Neville admitted drug-driving with 173ug/l benzoylecgonine in Union Street, Plymouth, on December 6, 2025, and two charges of possessing controlled drugs: 19.5g of cocaine and 20.9g of cannabis. He was also dealt with for driving without insurance and otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for driving without insurance and otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nathan Webber
Breach of a community order *
Sentence
Community order varied to include an additional 20 hours' unpaid work; ordered to pay £85 costs

Nathan Webber admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on 30 December 2025 by failing to attend appointments on 5 and 15 January 2026. The court varied the order to include an additional 20 hours' unpaid work and ordered him to pay £85 costs.

Admitted breaching a community order imposed on 30 December 2025.
crawleyobserver.co.uk
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Neil Mardon
Possession of indecent images of children *
Sentence
8 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months, with rehabilitation activity requirement

Neil Mardon possessed four extreme obscene images involving a horse, 99 category B indecent photographs of children, 383 category C indecent photographs of children and a prohibited image of a child on multiple devices on 16 October 2025. He admitted the offences.

Pleaded guilty to possessing four extreme obscene images involving a horse, 99 category B indecent photographs of children, 383 category C indecent photographs of children and a prohibited image of a child. Required to register with police for ten years.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nicholas Cropper
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £369; disqualified from driving for 17 months

Nicholas Cropper admitted drink-driving in Loxwood Road, Loxwood, on 13 February 2026, with 75mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was fined £369 and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 75mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £369 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nicolas Blackwell
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £372

Nicolas Blackwell was caught speeding on the A24 at Shipley on 19 June 2025, exceeding the 60mph limit.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £28 victim surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six points.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nigel Schofield
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Community order with 100 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 24 months

Nigel Schofield drove in Haywards Heath on 24 December 2025 with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system. He also possessed cannabis, a class B drug. He admitted the offences.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of drug-driving and possession of cannabis. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Nina Valeva
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £220

Kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £5.84 back duty and £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Noah Gallagher
Assault by beating and threatening behaviour *
Sentence
Six-month conditional discharge; ordered to pay £150 compensation

Noah Gallagher committed three assaults by beating in Worthing on December 12, 2025, and January 1 and 4, 2026, and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Worthing on November 6, 2025.

Admitted three charges of assault by beating and one threatening behaviour offence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Norman Nesbitt
Failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle *
Sentence
Fined £660

Norman Nesbitt failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required.

Ordered to pay £90 costs and £264 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for six months.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Oliver Bennett
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120, disqualified from driving for 12 months

On January 14 2026 in Gravits Lane, Bognor Regis, Oliver Bennett drove with 4.7 micrograms of Delta-9-THC per litre of blood. He admitted drug-driving and was fined £120 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Oliver Bonsor
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £116; disqualified from driving for 3 months

Oliver Bonsor admitted speeding, exceeding the 30mph limit in Thakeham Road, Storrington, on 11 July 2025. He was fined £116 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £130 costs and £46 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Olivia Chambers
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Olivia Chambers admitted exceeding a 50mph speed limit in contravention of a Local Traffic Order.

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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Oran Sharples
Being in charge of a vehicle while over the drink-drive limit *
Sentence
Community order with 150 hours unpaid work

Oran Sharples admitted being in charge of a vehicle while over the drink-drive limit with 119mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Copthorne Hill, Worthing, on 9 November 2025. He received a community order with 150 hours unpaid work and was disqualified from driving for 55 days.

Disqualified from driving for 55 days and ordered to pay £85 costs.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Owen Lamborn
Failing to give information and speeding *
Sentence
Fined £660 and £292, and ten penalty points

Owen Lamborn failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required. He also admitted speeding by exceeding 70mph on a dual carriageway. His driving record was endorsed with a total of ten points.

Admitted the speeding offence.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paige White
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £660; disqualified from driving for 6 months

Paige White was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police at Shoreham on 27 January 2025. She was fined £660 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver. Ordered to pay £400 costs and £264 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Paige Wright
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £250, disqualified from driving for 14 months

Paige Wright admitted drink-driving in Goose Green Lane, Thakeham, on March 18, 2026, with a breath alcohol reading of 48mg per 100ml. She was fined and disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Admitted drink-driving with 48mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £100 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Patrick Brilley
Assault on a police constable *
Sentence
Fined £240, ordered to pay £100 compensation

Patrick Brilley assaulted a police constable at Worthing Custody Centre on 18 April 2026 and committed assault by beating in Worthing on 17 April 2026. He admitted both offences.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police constable in the execution of her duty and assault by beating. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £80 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Patrick Royston
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £80, disqualified from driving for 12 months, £85 costs, £32 victim surcharge

Patrick Royston admitted drug-driving in South Lane, New Malden, on 7 July 2025, with 26ug/l of cocaine and 596ug/l of benzoylecgonine in his system.

Admitted two drug-driving offences.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Velislava Stoyanova
Keeping a vehicle without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £220

Velislava Stoyanova was found guilty of keeping a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

Found guilty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Victoria Major
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Tony Bytheway
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Community order with drug rehabilitation requirement, 100 hours' unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 20 months

Drove with cocaine, Delta-9-THC and benzoylecgonine in his system in Chichester Road, North Bersted, on December 28, 2025. Also admitted driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis.

Admitted three drug-driving charges. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis.
wscountytimes.co.uk
Checked against source, except the date
Trevor Grant
Keeping a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements *
Sentence
Fined £440

Kept a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

wscountytimes.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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