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Crime in BN17 6DB

How much crime is recorded in BN17 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Littlehampton East
Council
Arun
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,424 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN17 6DB

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 6DB area, broadly in line with 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
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN17 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.29.1
Other crime3.91.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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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.

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