Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 6PH
How much crime is recorded in BN17 6PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littlehampton East
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
BN17 6PHLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 6PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 6PH 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 6PHNational
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.