Postcode · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17 7SD
How much crime is recorded in BN17 7SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wick & Toddington
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,501 (2024)
BN17 7SDLittlehampton
How safe is BN17 7SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN17 7SD area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7SDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.64.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.