Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 6SU
How much crime is recorded in BN17 6SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rustington North
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,280 (2024)
BN17 6SULittlehampton
How safe is BN17 6SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 6SU 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6SUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Burglary1.29.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.