As of February 2026, the annual crime rate in East Sussex county stands at 1 crimes per 1000 people. East Sussex's current crime levels are at 77% of the national crime rate. Robbery crime makes up 1.0% of all crimes reported in the county. Robbery crime totalled 797 representing an increase 49.3% year-over-year.
| East Sussex county | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 1.4 |
| 77% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 1.0% | share of all crimes | 1.4% |
| 797 | crimes reported | 76.0k |
| 49.3% | annual change | 5.1% |
| Postcode sector | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN1 1 | 378% | 5 | 68 | |
| BN1 2 | 480% | 7 | 53 | |
| BN1 3 | 111% | 2 | 16 | |
| BN1 4 | 219% | 3 | 43 | |
| BN1 5 | 32% | 0 | 3 | |
| BN1 6 | 30% | 0 | 6 | |
| BN1 7 | 58% | 1 | 5 | |
| BN1 8 | 36% | 0 | 6 | |
| BN1 9 | 30% | 0 | 4 | |
| BN10 7 | 79% | 1 | 7 | |
| BN10 8 | 50% | 1 | 5 | |
| BN2 0 | 42% | 1 | 7 | |
| BN2 1 | 362% | 5 | 54 | |
| BN2 3 | 163% | 2 | 22 | |
| BN2 4 | 20% | 0 | 4 | |
| BN2 5 | 116% | 2 | 18 | |
| BN2 6 | 19% | 0 | 2 | |
| BN2 7 | 18% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN2 8 | 12% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN2 9 | 136% | 2 | 16 | |
| BN20 7 | 22% | 0 | 2 | |
| BN20 8 | 24% | 0 | 2 | |
| BN21 1 | 131% | 2 | 13 | |
| BN21 2 | 20% | 0 | 3 | |
| BN21 3 | 372% | 5 | 50 | |
| BN21 4 | 248% | 3 | 21 | |
| BN22 0 | 76% | 1 | 7 | |
| BN22 7 | 125% | 2 | 9 | |
| BN22 8 | 96% | 1 | 12 | |
| BN22 9 | 151% | 2 | 18 | |
| BN23 6 | 154% | 2 | 13 | |
| BN23 7 | 52% | 1 | 4 | |
| BN23 8 | 39% | 1 | 3 | |
| BN24 5 | 45% | 1 | 3 | |
| BN24 6 | 29% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN25 1 | 31% | 0 | 2 | |
| BN25 2 | 13% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN25 4 | 25% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN26 5 | 15% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN26 6 | 42% | 1 | 3 | |
| BN27 1 | 107% | 1 | 9 | |
| BN27 2 | 15% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN27 3 | 7% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN27 4 | 16% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN3 1 | 35% | 0 | 4 | |
| BN3 2 | 48% | 1 | 5 | |
| BN3 3 | 168% | 2 | 25 | |
| BN3 4 | 44% | 1 | 4 | |
| BN3 5 | 96% | 1 | 13 | |
| BN3 6 | 21% | 0 | 3 | |
| BN3 7 | 78% | 1 | 13 | |
| BN3 8 | 51% | 1 | 4 | |
| BN41 2 | 45% | 1 | 6 | |
| BN6 8 | 20% | 0 | 2 | |
| BN7 1 | 7% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN7 2 | 58% | 1 | 10 | |
| BN7 3 | 19% | 0 | 1 | |
| BN9 0 | 104% | 1 | 7 | |
| BN9 9 | 55% | 1 | 6 | |
| RH18 5 | 66% | 1 | 4 | |
| TN21 0 | 14% | 0 | 1 | |
| TN21 9 | 31% | 0 | 1 | |
| TN22 1 | 12% | 0 | 1 | |
| TN22 5 | 30% | 0 | 3 | |
| TN31 7 | 30% | 0 | 3 | |
| TN33 0 | 9% | 0 | 1 | |
| TN34 1 | 289% | 4 | 36 | |
| TN34 2 | 15% | 0 | 2 | |
| TN34 3 | 81% | 1 | 11 | |
| TN35 4 | 45% | 1 | 4 | |
| TN35 5 | 41% | 1 | 4 | |
| TN37 6 | 185% | 3 | 23 | |
| TN37 7 | 86% | 1 | 15 | |
| TN38 0 | 48% | 1 | 8 | |
| TN38 8 | 85% | 1 | 4 | |
| TN38 9 | 60% | 1 | 9 | |
| TN39 3 | 35% | 0 | 5 | |
| TN39 4 | 70% | 1 | 8 | |
| TN39 5 | 63% | 1 | 4 | |
| TN40 1 | 102% | 1 | 11 | |
| TN40 2 | 72% | 1 | 9 | |
| TN6 1 | 10% | 0 | 1 | |
| TN6 2 | 27% | 0 | 3 | |
Crime rate ranking : East Sussex county has the 13. highest crime rate out of 54 counties
Robbery crime totalled 797 representing an increase 49.3% year-over-year. In the graph below, county are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the county crime rate between February 2025 - January 2026 to the county crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the county.
+49.3% annual change, crime is increasing
797 crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to January 2026.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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