Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 4AA
How much crime is recorded in BN16 4AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering South
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,435 (2024)
BN16 4AALittlehampton
How safe is BN16 4AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 4AA 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4AANational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.