BN16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Rustington, East Preston and Angmering, in Arun.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN16, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN16 at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 184 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (522), anti-social behaviour (422) and shoplifting (272).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN16 was 53.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BN16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN16 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun 002A | 1,507 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.2% |
| Arun 002B | 1,566 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.1% |
| Arun 005B | 2,157 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.3% |
| Arun 005C | 1,502 | 24.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| Arun 005D | 1,589 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.6% |
| Arun 005E | 1,877 | 207.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.9% |
| Arun 005F | 2,176 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% |
| Arun 005G | 1,668 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.7% |
| Arun 007D | 1,532 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.0% |
| Arun 007E | 1,641 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.0% |
| Arun 007F | 1,692 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.1% |
| Arun 008A | 1,395 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| Arun 009E | 1,753 | 23.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.4% |
| Arun 010A | 1,349 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.1% |
| Arun 010B | 1,396 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.7% |
| Arun 010C | 1,689 | 111.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 56.1% |
| Arun 010D | 1,798 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 68.7% |
| Arun 010E | 1,724 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 49.5% |
MPs for BN16
- Dr Beccy CooperLabourMP for Worthing West52% of BN16’s postcodes
- Alison GriffithsConservativeMP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton48% of BN16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN163
Postcode sectors in BN165
Council1
Towns in BN161
Postcode districts next to BN165
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN16 in brief
BN16 is a postcode district covering Rustington, East Preston and Angmering, in Arun.
About 30,923 people lived in BN16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 698 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN16 was £415,000 in 2025.
BN16 had 30,359 usual residents at the census.
In BN16, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN16, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.