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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: June 2026
Street-crime records
5,328
Police-recorded action or local resolution
50
Share with those outcomes
0.9%
Coverage for Sussex Police currently spans 147 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to June 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
July 2025 to June 2026.
Street-crime records
56,351
Share with action or local resolution
3.0%
Change vs previous 12 months
+0.2%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| July 2025 |
5,446 |
| 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 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Sussex Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
17,687 |
31.4% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
11,944 |
21.2% |
| Shoplifting |
6,091 |
10.8% |
| Public Order |
4,636 |
8.2% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
3,959 |
7.0% |
| Other Theft |
3,627 |
6.4% |
| Drugs |
1,962 |
3.5% |
| Burglary |
1,633 |
2.9% |
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Latest loaded month for Sussex Police: June 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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