Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 7EB
How much crime is recorded in BN17 7EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wick & Toddington
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
BN17 7EBLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 7EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 7EB area, above 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
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 7EBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.