Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 1DF
How much crime is recorded in BN16 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering South
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
BN16 1DFLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 1DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 1DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN16 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.