Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 2PG
How much crime is recorded in BN16 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littlehampton East
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,689 (2024)
BN16 2PGLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 2PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 2PG 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 2PGNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.52.4
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.