Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 4BB
How much crime is recorded in BN16 4BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering South
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
BN16 4BBLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 4BB 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% 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.