Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 4EA
How much crime is recorded in BN16 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering South
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,149 (2024)
BN16 4EALittlehampton
How safe is BN16 4EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 4EA 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
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 4EANational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.