Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16 9SU
How much crime is recorded in BN16 9SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littlehampton East
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
BN16 9SULittlehampton
How safe is BN16 9SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN16 9SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Public order9.24.6
Other theft5.24.5
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.