Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 7RN
How much crime is recorded in BN17 7RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wick & Toddington
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
BN17 7RNLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 7RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 7RN area, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 7RNNational
Shoplifting29.78.4
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.64.6
Burglary2.49.1
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.