Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Littlehampton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 46th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littlehampton Road (BN12 6PH) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 829.7% higher than the East Preston average (21.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlehampton Road (BN12 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ancren Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Park (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Littlehampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rifeside Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ancren Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Ancren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ancren Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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