Sussex Police/Crime in Sussex Police

Crime in Sussex Police

Recorded crime across Sussex Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,674,000.

Monthly data35 months tracked

Dec 2025Latest data

12,526Crimes recorded

7.5Rate per 1,000

19 of 42National rank

6mo behindData freshness

Updated Dec 2025

At a glance

Key crime figures for Dec 2025, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

12,526

Crime rate per 1,000

7.5 per 1,000 people

National ranking

19 of 42 (7% below average)

Month-on-month

-5.2%

Year-on-year

+1.9% vs Dec 2024

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (35.4%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 8.0 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202311,767 crimes

Mar 202312,767 crimes

+8.5% vs previous month

Apr 202312,932 crimes

+1.3% vs previous month

May 202314,054 crimes

+8.7% vs previous month

Jun 202312,904 crimes

-8.2% vs previous month

Jul 202317,399 crimes

+34.8% vs previous month

Aug 202315,159 crimes

-12.9% vs previous month

Sept 202314,436 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

Oct 202314,249 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

Nov 202313,213 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Dec 202311,978 crimes

-9.3% vs previous month

Jan 202412,685 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Feb 202411,947 crimes

-5.8% vs previous month

Mar 202413,783 crimes

+15.4% vs previous month

Apr 202413,995 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

May 202415,126 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Jun 202414,529 crimes

-3.9% vs previous month

Jul 202415,515 crimes

+6.8% vs previous month

Aug 202415,051 crimes

-3.0% vs previous month

Sept 202413,588 crimes

-9.7% vs previous month

Oct 202414,110 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Nov 202413,260 crimes

-6.0% vs previous month

Dec 202412,293 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Jan 202512,378 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

Feb 202512,546 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Mar 202514,643 crimes

+16.7% vs previous month

Apr 202514,252 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

May 202515,146 crimes

+6.3% vs previous month

Jun 202514,887 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Jul 202515,947 crimes

+7.1% vs previous month

Aug 202514,902 crimes

-6.6% vs previous month

Sept 202513,717 crimes

-8.0% vs previous month

Oct 202514,143 crimes

+3.1% vs previous month

Nov 202513,219 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Dec 202512,526 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Dec 2025, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
4,435 (35.4%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,766 (14.1%)
3
Shoplifting
1,555 (12.4%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
987 (7.9%)
5
Public order
922 (7.4%)
6
Other theft
826 (6.6%)
7
Drugs
508 (4.1%)
8
Vehicle crime
372 (3.0%)
9
Burglary
355 (2.8%)
10
Other crime
278 (2.2%)
11
Possession of weapons
213 (1.7%)
12
Robbery
149 (1.2%)
13
Bicycle theft
85 (0.7%)
14
Theft from person
68 (0.5%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Dec 2025	12,526	-5.2%	4,435	1,766	355	372	1,555	508	149	922
Nov 2025	13,219	-6.5%	4,434	2,103	380	411	1,725	461	143	984
Oct 2025	14,143	+3.1%	4,563	2,390	367	494	1,725	593	153	1,144
Sept 2025	13,717	-8.0%	4,368	2,424	409	395	1,591	497	175	1,207
Aug 2025	14,902	-6.6%	4,797	3,049	370	454	1,522	444	172	1,340
Jul 2025	15,947	+7.1%	5,261	3,153	427	416	1,781	545	172	1,297
Jun 2025	14,887	-1.7%	5,175	2,649	346	425	1,664	441	190	1,249
May 2025	15,146	+6.3%	5,056	2,566	417	488	1,861	479	145	1,220
Apr 2025	14,252	-2.7%	4,731	2,434	368	489	1,803	427	147	1,169
Mar 2025	14,643	+16.7%	4,928	2,231	395	535	1,814	459	74	1,216
Feb 2025	12,546	+1.4%	3,982	1,642	419	499	1,843	498	65	982
Jan 2025	12,378	+0.7%	4,229	1,592	440	507	1,674	424	86	887
Dec 2024	12,293	-7.3%	4,276	1,450	382	591	1,539	493	66	922
Nov 2024	13,260	-6.0%	4,301	1,576	461	723	1,752	478	88	1,053
Oct 2024	14,110	+3.8%	4,558	1,823	485	631	1,983	502	79	1,161
Sept 2024	13,588	-9.7%	4,389	1,871	423	510	1,921	430	111	1,193
Aug 2024	15,051	-3.0%	4,792	2,464	426	565	1,696	412	89	1,301
Jul 2024	15,515	+6.8%	5,073	2,565	448	624	1,611	444	95	1,323
Jun 2024	14,529	-3.9%	4,867	2,351	365	718	1,494	363	108	1,198
May 2024	15,126	+8.1%	5,043	2,479	415	604	1,583	410	95	1,352
Apr 2024	13,995	+1.5%	4,634	1,987	503	569	1,805	403	78	1,158
Mar 2024	13,783	+15.4%	4,849	1,903	487	560	1,555	432	106	1,103
Feb 2024	11,947	-5.8%	4,191	1,570	344	504	1,407	371	81	986
Jan 2024	12,685	+5.9%	4,501	1,566	463	585	1,480	400	96	997
Dec 2023	11,978	-9.3%	4,380	1,379	423	572	1,211	368	111	893
Nov 2023	13,213	-7.3%	4,732	1,560	458	678	1,417	377	87	1,058
Oct 2023	14,249	-1.3%	4,957	1,865	466	604	1,610	343	126	1,234
Sept 2023	14,436	-4.8%	5,016	2,038	463	617	1,591	354	124	1,260
Aug 2023	15,159	-12.9%	4,862	2,385	467	718	1,968	457	120	1,192
Jul 2023	17,399	+34.8%	5,341	2,227	584	918	2,367	359	112	1,498
Jun 2023	12,904	-8.2%	4,789	2,095	376	484	1,110	376	64	1,178
May 2023	14,054	+8.7%	4,948	1,979	474	528	1,283	433	81	1,370
Apr 2023	12,932	+1.3%	4,677	1,673	440	577	1,292	326	81	1,232
Mar 2023	12,767	+8.5%	4,741	1,457	413	686	1,266	340	70	1,142
Feb 2023	11,767	—	4,258	1,335	391	623	1,136	287	76	1,036