Crime Rates at Church Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5PY

Church Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 260th 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 Church Street (BN17 5PY) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BN17 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorset Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maltravers Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.