Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 6RT
How much crime is recorded in BN17 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rustington North
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
BN17 6RTLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 6RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 6RT area, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 6RTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.