Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 3EB
How much crime is recorded in BN16 3EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering South
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,837 (2024)
BN16 3EBLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 3EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 3EB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 3EBNational
Anti-social behaviour36.810.7
Shoplifting32.58.4
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Robbery3.31.4
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.