Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Crime

How much crime is there in Brighton and Hove?

The police recorded 104 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Brighton and Hove from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 37.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 101, down from 104 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	104	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	107	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	101	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	37.8	34.1
Shoplifting	16.7	7.1
Public order	11.3	6.6
Other theft	9.2	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	7.9	7.0
Drugs	4.8	2.4
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.8	0.5
Theft from the person	1.7	0.4
Possession of weapons	1.5	0.8
Robbery	1.4	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newhaven	12.4 km	112
Brighton and Hove	–	104
Lewes	8.6 km	88.3
Southwick	9.0 km	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	15.5 km	58.8
Burgess Hill	13.0 km	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	11.4 km	56.7
Peacehaven	9.4 km	54.2
Steyning	16.4 km	50.5
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	11.3 km	44.0
Henfield	15.5 km	38.6
The typical town	–	76.2