Total Crime
162,947
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Sussex Police
Sussex Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Sussex Police.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+1.8%
160,129 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+0.4%
38,437 vs 38,276
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.8% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 23.9%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.9%
•
Robbery ↑ 82.0%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 24.7%
•
Other theft ↓ 8.6%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 7.0%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Sussex Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
29,709 |
+23.9%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 32.7%
|
53,266 |
+1.9%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,802 |
+82.0%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
5,400 |
+13.5%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
2,562 |
+2.2%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
13,016 |
-0.8%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,342 |
-9.3%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,644 |
-7.0%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
1,052 |
-22.3%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
19,634 |
-2.5%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,491 |
-11.2%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
11,880 |
-7.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
10,029 |
-8.6%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,120 |
-24.7%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |