Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 3LY
How much crime is recorded in BN16 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rustington North
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
BN16 3LYLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 3LY 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Burglary1.39.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.