Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 7NP
How much crime is recorded in BN17 7NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wick & Toddington
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,435 (2024)
BN17 7NPLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 7NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 7NP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 7NPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Shoplifting14.98.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.34.6
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
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.