Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 12th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

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 Little High Street (BN43 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 367.4% higher than the Marine average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little High Street (BN43 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salt Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Town Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropetackle
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Buckingham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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