Crime Rates at Cudlow Garden, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2RL

Cudlow Garden area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cudlow Garden (BN16 2RL) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the East Preston average (21.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cudlow Garden (BN16 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fittleworth Garden, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.