Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 5HS
How much crime is recorded in BN17 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littlehampton West and River
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
BN17 5HSLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 5HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 5HS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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).
BN17 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Public order13.04.6
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Other theft7.44.5
Burglary7.09.1
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.