Crime Rates at East Ham Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7BE

East Ham Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 264th 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 East Ham Road (BN17 7BE) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Ham Road (BN17 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Old Market Lane. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.