Crime Rates at New Cottage Gardens, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 6FF

New Cottage Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 158th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cottage Gardens (BN17 6FF) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Courtwick with Toddington average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cottage Gardens (BN17 6FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornfield Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armon Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.