The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Worthing area sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing, Crawley and Horsham from October 12 to 19, 2026.

Benjamin Tandoh, 37, of Stoney Lane, Shoreham: Fined £266 and must pay £106 victim surcharge, £120 costs, after admitting speeding, driving over the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on March 9, 2026. Driving record endorsed with three points.

William Deacon, 24, of Buci Crescent, Shoreham: Fined £80 and must pay £84.95 compensation after admitting theft from a shop, stealing five candles worth £84.95 from Tates of Sussex, Horsham, on March 4, 2026.

Ben Ward, 18, of Brighton Road, Lancing: Fined £120 after admitting driving a powered two-wheeler vehicle without due care and attention in Brighton Road, Worthing, on October 18, 2026, and fined £120 after admitting driving without insurance. Must pay £85 costs and driving record endorsed with eight point. No separate penalty after admitting driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

placeholder image — Worthing Magistrates' Court

David Newstead, 38, of Ash Lane, Rustington: Eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, with 26-day programme requirement, working to address sexual offending, after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order made by Portsmouth Crown Court on August 31, 2023, by possessing an unauthorised internet-enabled device in Rustington on February 17, 2026. Eight-month concurrent prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after admitting breaching a sexual harm prevention order by using unauthorised websites, Facebook, Reddit and Yandex, in Rustington between June 1 and 21, 2025. Must pay £85 costs.