Crime Rates at York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EN

York Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 205th lowest 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 York Road (BN17 6EN) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (BN17 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.