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Sussex Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Sussex Police.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

165,437

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+2.5%

161,374 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+18.9%

45,699 vs 38,437

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 2.5% in this area.

Driven by

Anti-social behaviour ↑ 34.1%
Robbery ↑ 49.9%
Drugs ↑ 5.3%

Offset by

Shoplifting ↓ 7.0%
Vehicle crime ↓ 18.5%
Other theft ↓ 6.8%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Sussex Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Anti-social behaviour
33,234
+34.1%
vs -1.3% nationally
20.1%
Up
Robbery
1,784
+49.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
1.1%
Up
Drugs
5,224
+5.3%
vs +3.5% nationally
3.2%
Up
Public order
13,228
+0.9%
vs -3.2% nationally
8.0%
Flat
Possession of weapons
2,531
+0.7%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.5%
Flat
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 32.0%
52,890
-0.1%
vs +1.4% nationally
32.0%
Flat
Bicycle theft
1,306
-11.5%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.8%
Down
Theft from the person
975
-25.5%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.6%
Down
Other crime
3,580
-9.6%
vs -2.0% nationally
2.2%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
12,006
-3.8%
vs -4.8% nationally
7.3%
Down
Burglary
4,309
-12.5%
vs -6.3% nationally
2.6%
Down
Other theft
9,992
-6.8%
vs -4.6% nationally
6.0%
Down
Vehicle crime
5,194
-18.5%
vs -7.0% nationally
3.1%
Down
Shoplifting
19,184
-7.0%
vs -2.3% nationally
11.6%
Down