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Crime in Brighton
Published street-crime records for Brighton from the Sussex Police area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: Sussex Police area - Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex. Not Brighton and Hove boundaries alone.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
5,921
Police-recorded action or local resolution
98
Share with those outcomes
1.7%
Coverage for Sussex Police currently spans 148 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
56,826
Share with action or local resolution
2.8%
Change vs previous 12 months
+0.6%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
4,902 |
| September 2025 |
4,448 |
| October 2025 |
4,621 |
| November 2025 |
4,232 |
| December 2025 |
4,079 |
| January 2026 |
4,034 |
| February 2026 |
4,066 |
| March 2026 |
4,733 |
| April 2026 |
4,969 |
| May 2026 |
5,493 |
| June 2026 |
5,328 |
| July 2026 |
5,921 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Sussex Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
17,689 |
31.1% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
12,363 |
21.8% |
| Shoplifting |
6,077 |
10.7% |
| Public Order |
4,678 |
8.2% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
3,996 |
7.0% |
| Other Theft |
3,643 |
6.4% |
| Drugs |
1,923 |
3.4% |
| Burglary |
1,598 |
2.8% |
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Latest loaded month for Sussex Police: July 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the Sussex Police area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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