Crime Rates at High Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EG

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the highest crime rate of 532 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 5EG) in the last 12 months was 1507.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2351.5% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 560.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN17 5EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.