Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 2QS
How much crime is recorded in BN16 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rustington North
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
BN16 2QSLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 2QS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2QSNational
Shoplifting25.38.4
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft3.14.5
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.