Crap Towns / Littlehampton / Crime

How much crime is there in Littlehampton?

The police recorded 108 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Littlehampton from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 99.4, down from 111 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	111	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	112	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	99.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.9	34.1
Shoplifting	14.2	7.1
Public order	10.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	9.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	6.6	3.8
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Drugs	3.1	2.4
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chichester	17.4 km	123
Littlehampton	–	108
Worthing	9.5 km	83.3
Wick	1.5 km	81.3
Yapton	5.0 km	78.4
Bognor Regis	11.0 km	77.3
Barnham	8.6 km	71.6
Lancing and Sompting	14.7 km	58.8
Steyning	16.6 km	50.5
Rustington	3.9 km	40.8
Storrington	14.1 km	40.7
The typical town	–	76.2