Crime Rates at Church Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EL

Church Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 106th 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 Church Street (BN17 5EL) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BN17 5EL), 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.