Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 6UP
How much crime is recorded in BN17 6UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rustington North
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,463 (2024)
BN17 6UPLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 6UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 6UP area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 6UPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.