Postcode district · Littlehampton
Crime in BN17
How much crime is recorded in BN17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 37,778 (2024)
BN17Postcode district · Littlehampton
How safe is BN17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN17, 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
33.1
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).
BN17National
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.