Crime Rates at Wick Street, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JS

Wick Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 175th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wick Street (BN17 7JS) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Street (BN17 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.