Crime Rates at Surrey Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5BD

Surrey Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 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 Surrey Street (BN17 5BD) in the last 12 months was 1175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2022.8% higher than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 498.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (BN17 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.