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United Kingdom agency record

Sussex Police

Territorial forcegb-sussexFounded 1968

South East, United Kingdom

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Sussex Police are the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex in South East England. Their headquarters are in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex.

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Staffing & crime statistics

3,206.1

Police officers, FTE (2025)

2,223

Police staff, FTE

259.7

Community support officers, FTE

135,979

Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20253,206.12,223259.7
20243,183.62,161.5255.6135,979
20233,108.52,153.4241.4129,426
20222,910.92,140.4267.9120,095
20212,837.72,243.1291.1108,243
20202,7172,132.4294.4127,834
20192,628.61,938.2216.3116,914
20182,548.71,796203.1113,349
20172,587.11,831.4180.4104,833
20162,665.61,830.8248.594,985

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).

Offences by group, year ending March 2024
Offence groupOffences
Violence against the person48,882
Theft offences44,105
Criminal damage and arson13,674
Public order offences13,129
Sexual offences5,528
Drug offences4,161
Miscellaneous crimes against society2,807
Possession of weapons offences2,510
Robbery1,183

Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.

Open data

Street-level crime & outcomes (data.police.uk)
crime incidents
Stop and search records (data.police.uk)

Policies & practice

College of Policing — Authorised Professional Practice

POP conference activity

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.