Crime Rates at South Terrace, Littlehampton, BN17 5LJ

South Terrace area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 236th highest crime rate of 532 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 South Terrace (BN17 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Terrace (BN17 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayford Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Irvine Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.