Postcode district · Littlehampton
Crime in BN16
How much crime is recorded in BN16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,303 (2024)
BN16Postcode district · Littlehampton
How safe is BN16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN16, 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
BN16National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.