Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 4LD
How much crime is recorded in BN16 4LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Angmering North, Patching & Findon
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
BN16 4LDLittlehampton
How safe is BN16 4LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 4LD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4LDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary4.59.1
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.