Sussex Police Statistics
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The crime rate in Sussex Police's force coverage area is 66 crimes per 1,000 people, for the 12-month period ending April 2026. The most commonly-reported crimes are violence and sexual offences, reported at a rate of roughly 26 reports per 1,000 daytime population.
Sussex Police Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Sussex Police's service area represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Sussex Police's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Sussex Police up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Sussex Police's 75,235 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
Sussex Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Sussex Police has a crime risk score of 450. This is based on analysis of 75,235 nearby areas within Sussex Police, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Sussex Police's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Sussex Police, crime risk scores are typically around 450, while in National they are average 500.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 461 (500 for National), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 464 (National 500).
Trends in Crime Risk
Sussex Police
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 13% in Sussex Police's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Sussex Police's crime risk score is up by 2.0%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Sussex Police's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 0.87%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Sussex Police
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Sussex Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.27 reports per 1,000 people in Sussex Police, which is 1.49 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 2,449 crime reports logged by Sussex Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Sussex Police recorded 19,151 reports of Shoplifting in Sussex Police, resulting in a crime rate of 9.96 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.40.
The crime rate for Public Order is 1.12 times the national average at 6.52 reports per 1,000. This is from 12,518 crime reports reported to Sussex Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Sussex Police
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.17 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 1.06 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 10% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.80 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.44 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 82% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.29 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.32 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 2.3% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.33 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.31 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 6% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.69 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.61 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 13% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.94 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.98 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.1% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Sussex Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 30,504 | 15.88 | 1.12 | 941,224 | 14.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Bicycle Theft | 1,309 | 0.68 | 0.93 | 48,449 | 0.73 | 1.00 | |||
| Burglary | 4,385 | 2.27 | 0.73 | 208,612 | 3.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 11,576 | 6.03 | 0.96 | 418,651 | 6.28 | 1.00 | |||
| Drugs | 4,955 | 2.57 | 0.83 | 205,214 | 3.09 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Crime | 3,228 | 1.68 | 0.91 | 124,230 | 1.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Theft | 9,622 | 5.00 | 0.88 | 378,146 | 5.69 | 1.00 | |||
| Possession of Weapons | 2,449 | 1.27 | 1.49 | 56,620 | 0.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Public Order | 12,518 | 6.52 | 1.12 | 386,297 | 5.80 | 1.00 | |||
| Robbery | 1,763 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 78,386 | 1.18 | 1.00 | |||
| Shoplifting | 19,151 | 9.96 | 1.40 | 475,025 | 7.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Theft From the Person | 984 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 103,505 | 1.55 | 1.00 | |||
| Vehicle Crime | 4,974 | 2.59 | 0.60 | 287,068 | 4.30 | 1.00 | |||
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 50,780 | 26.41 | 0.87 | 2,024,722 | 30.40 | 1.00 | |||
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Total Crime by Year
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| 2026 | 127,694 | 66.41 | 0.92 | 4,794,925 | 71.98 | 1.00 | |||
| 2025 | 129,561 | 67.91 | 0.92 | 4,892,734 | 74.03 | 1.00 | |||
| 2024 | 133,619 | 70.64 | 0.94 | 4,937,620 | 75.43 | 1.00 | |||
| 2023 | 126,335 | 67.33 | 0.85 | 5,115,763 | 79.01 | 1.00 | |||
| 2022 | 118,414 | 63.65 | 0.83 | 4,922,645 | 76.81 | 1.00 | |||
| 2021 | 107,774 | 58.27 | 0.85 | 4,369,811 | 68.57 | 1.00 | |||
| 2020 | 123,469 | 66.98 | 0.90 | 4,707,683 | 74.16 | 1.00 | |||
| 2019 | 114,599 | 62.30 | 0.82 | 4,824,370 | 76.25 | 1.00 | |||
| 2018 | 110,104 | 60.05 | 0.84 | 4,484,151 | 71.12 | 1.00 | |||
| 2017 | 104,155 | 57.04 | 0.89 | 4,011,470 | 63.94 | 1.00 | |||
| 2016 | 30,695 | 16.86 | 0.88 | 1,195,221 | 19.07 | 1.00 | |||
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Sussex Police: Major Towns & Cities Compared
| Town / City | Crime Count | Crime Rate | CrimeRate Index | ||||||
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| Bognor Regis | 3,620 | 133.10 | 1.86 | ||||||
| Hastings | 10,217 | 104.85 | 1.46 | ||||||
| Chichester | 3,866 | 103.44 | 1.44 | ||||||
| Eastbourne | 11,329 | 102.99 | 1.43 | ||||||
| Newhaven | 1,313 | 92.90 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Crawley | 13,525 | 90.34 | 1.26 | ||||||
| Brighton and Hove | 27,848 | 89.82 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Littlehampton | 2,909 | 83.85 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Worthing | 8,992 | 73.14 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Bersted | 876 | 72.89 | 1.08 | ||||||
| Lewes | 1,410 | 72.33 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Bexhill | 3,071 | 67.67 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common | 576 | 64.95 | 1.05 | ||||||
| Horsham | 2,356 | 64.39 | 0.91 | ||||||
| Peacehaven | 929 | 57.47 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Lancing | 1,179 | 56.24 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 1,284 | 55.89 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Hailsham | 1,345 | 53.12 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Southwick | 644 | 50.59 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Polegate | 515 | 50.29 | 0.79 | ||||||
| Selsey | 543 | 48.51 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Burgess Hill | 1,839 | 47.23 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Felpham | 561 | 46.43 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Rustington | 662 | 45.78 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Angmering | 449 | 44.90 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Billingshurst | 531 | 42.95 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Worth | 544 | 42.26 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Uckfield | 731 | 41.55 | 0.62 | ||||||
| East Grinstead | 1,282 | 40.87 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Sompting | 365 | 40.43 | 0.67 | ||||||
| Haywards Heath | 1,436 | 39.60 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Telscombe | 297 | 38.45 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Seaford | 888 | 36.57 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Willingdon and Jevington | 307 | 36.30 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Hassocks | 321 | 34.35 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Westham | 295 | 33.40 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Crowborough | 808 | 32.20 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Aldwick | 360 | 30.96 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Heathfield and Waldron | 383 | 28.75 | 0.48 | ||||||
| North Horsham | 675 | 28.48 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Southwater | 343 | 26.26 | 0.44 | ||||||
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Sussex Police Stations
| Police Station Name | Police Station Address | Description & Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Police Station | North Trade Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0EX | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Bexhill Police Station | Terminus Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3NR | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Bognor Regis Police Station | London Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1BA | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Brighton Crowhurst Road Police Station | Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury, East Sussex, BN1 8AF | Prior appointment only |
| Brighton John Street Police Station | John Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0LA | Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm Bank Holidays 10am to 6pm Closed on Christmas Day |
| Burgess Hill Police Station | The Brow, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9BU | Monday 10am - 2pm Wednesday 10am - 2pm Friday 10am-2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Chequer Mead Police Office | Chequer Mead Arts Centre, De La Warr Rd, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3BS | Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10am until 2pm |
| Chichester Police Station | Kingsham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8AD | Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Crawley Police Station | Northgate Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 8BF | Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays. |
| Crowborough Police Station | Crowborough Police Station, The Broadway, Crowborough, TN6 1DA | Monday 10am - 4pm Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Eastbourne Customer Contact Point | 1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4TW | Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Eastbourne Hammonds Drive Patrol Centre | Hammonds Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6PW | Prior appointment only |
| Hailsham Police Station | George St, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1AB | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Hastings Police Station | Bohemia Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1JJ | Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Haywards Heath Police Station | Bolnore Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4BA | Monday 10am - 4pm Tuesday Closed Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday Closed Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed |
| Horsham Police Station | Hurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2DJ | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Lewes Police Station | 7 North Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2PA | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays This location no longer accepts Section 165 seized vehicle releases. |
| Littlehampton Police Station | County Buildings,, East Street,, Littlehampton,, West Sussex,, BN17 6AR | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Midhurst Police Station | 366 Bepton Rd, Midhurst, GU29 9NB | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Peacehaven Police Office | Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8BB | Prior appointment only and Information Reference Point |
| Rye Police Station | Cinque Ports St, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7AS | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Seaford Police Station | 37 Church Street, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1HG | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays This location no longer accepts Section 165 seized vehicle releases. |
| Selsey Police Base | Town Hall, 55 High Street, Selsey, West Sussex, PO20 0RB | Prior appointment only |
| Shoreham Police Station | Ham Rd, Shoreham, West Sussex, BN43 6DB | Monday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Steyning Police Station | Police Station, Charlton Street, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3LE | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Uckfield Police Station | New Town, Uckfield, TN22 5DL | Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Closed on Public and Bank Holidays |
| Worthing Chatsworth Road Police | 21 Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LY | Monday to Saturday 9am until 5pm. Closed on Public and Bank Holidays. |
| Worthing Durrington Police Station | Centenary House, Durrington Lane, Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 2PQ | Prior appointment only |