Crime Rates at Church Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EN

Church Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BN17 5EN) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BN17 5EN), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.