Crime Rates at High Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EJ

High Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 110th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN17 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN17 5EJ), 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.