Total Crime Rate

1175.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

498.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1175.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 498.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 372.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Robbery 40.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
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

High 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 High Street (BN17 5EE) 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 High Street (BN17 5EE), 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arcade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Littlehampton Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Littlehampton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arcade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Springs Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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