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Sussex Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

163,449

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+1.8%

160,508 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+10.9%

40,767 vs 36,751

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 1.8% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 25.7%

• Robbery ↑ 71.2%

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.2%

Offset by

• Vehicle crime ↓ 24.0%

• Other theft ↓ 8.1%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 6.4%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 32.5%	53,073	+1.2% vs +0.8% nationally	32.5%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	30,684	+25.7% vs -1.6% nationally	18.8%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	19,515	-3.1% vs -4.2% nationally	11.9%	↓ Down
Public order	13,000	-1.2% vs -4.8% nationally	8.0%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	11,884	-6.4% vs -4.1% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down
Other theft	10,002	-8.1% vs -6.7% nationally	6.1%	↓ Down
Drugs	5,349	+11.6% vs +8.9% nationally	3.3%	↑ Up
Vehicle crime	5,117	-24.0% vs -10.2% nationally	3.1%	↓ Down
Burglary	4,457	-9.6% vs -7.9% nationally	2.7%	↓ Down
Other crime	3,627	-7.3% vs -4.2% nationally	2.2%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	2,551	+0.6% vs +6.2% nationally	1.6%	→ Flat
Robbery	1,815	+71.2% vs +9.2% nationally	1.1%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	1,339	-10.3% vs -10.4% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	1,036	-21.8% vs -20.4% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down