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Other theft in Brighton and Hove 12 months to June 2026
8.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,405 other theft offences in Brighton and Hove in the 12 months to June 2026, down 10.5% (283) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.5 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 284,170 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 545 offences October 2011: 590 offences November 2011: 571 offences December 2011: 487 offences January 2012: 580 offences February 2012: 531 offences March 2012: 678 offences April 2012: 609 offences May 2012: 672 offences June 2012: 648 offences July 2012: 703 offences August 2012: 717 offences September 2012: 772 offences October 2012: 720 offences November 2012: 550 offences December 2012: 511 offences January 2013: 500 offences February 2013: 522 offences March 2013: 528 offences April 2013: 539 offences May 2013: 333 offences June 2013: 334 offences July 2013: 382 offences August 2013: 367 offences September 2013: 318 offences October 2013: 336 offences November 2013: 278 offences December 2013: 231 offences January 2014: 258 offences February 2014: 246 offences March 2014: 304 offences April 2014: 291 offences May 2014: 320 offences June 2014: 338 offences July 2014: 309 offences August 2014: 354 offences September 2014: 316 offences October 2014: 278 offences November 2014: 351 offences December 2014: 278 offences January 2015: 256 offences February 2015: 248 offences March 2015: 272 offences April 2015: 261 offences May 2015: 280 offences June 2015: 293 offences July 2015: 287 offences August 2015: 322 offences September 2015: 279 offences October 2015: 522 offences November 2015: 311 offences December 2015: 268 offences January 2016: 238 offences February 2016: 277 offences March 2016: 239 offences April 2016: 270 offences May 2016: 327 offences June 2016: 253 offences July 2016: 310 offences August 2016: 358 offences September 2016: 318 offences October 2016: 305 offences November 2016: 321 offences December 2016: 289 offences January 2017: 296 offences February 2017: 260 offences March 2017: 296 offences April 2017: 297 offences May 2017: 254 offences June 2017: 266 offences July 2017: 291 offences August 2017: 337 offences September 2017: 271 offences October 2017: 272 offences November 2017: 243 offences December 2017: 264 offences January 2018: 231 offences February 2018: 221 offences March 2018: 246 offences April 2018: 293 offences May 2018: 306 offences June 2018: 289 offences July 2018: 321 offences August 2018: 304 offences September 2018: 280 offences October 2018: 290 offences November 2018: 256 offences December 2018: 250 offences January 2019: 222 offences February 2019: 205 offences March 2019: 286 offences April 2019: 269 offences May 2019: 249 offences June 2019: 247 offences July 2019: 339 offences August 2019: 325 offences September 2019: 253 offences October 2019: 252 offences November 2019: 263 offences December 2019: 244 offences January 2020: 219 offences February 2020: 203 offences March 2020: 189 offences April 2020: 115 offences May 2020: 120 offences June 2020: 145 offences July 2020: 231 offences August 2020: 253 offences September 2020: 212 offences October 2020: 191 offences November 2020: 170 offences December 2020: 172 offences January 2021: 119 offences February 2021: 117 offences March 2021: 127 offences April 2021: 166 offences May 2021: 177 offences June 2021: 236 offences July 2021: 259 offences August 2021: 285 offences September 2021: 263 offences October 2021: 242 offences November 2021: 258 offences December 2021: 230 offences January 2022: 199 offences February 2022: 207 offences March 2022: 253 offences April 2022: 198 offences May 2022: 243 offences June 2022: 300 offences July 2022: 231 offences August 2022: 239 offences September 2022: 265 offences October 2022: 264 offences November 2022: 259 offences December 2022: 204 offences January 2023: 203 offences February 2023: 199 offences March 2023: 181 offences April 2023: 204 offences May 2023: 249 offences June 2023: 189 offences July 2023: 333 offences August 2023: 232 offences September 2023: 253 offences October 2023: 231 offences November 2023: 228 offences December 2023: 196 offences January 2024: 184 offences February 2024: 177 offences March 2024: 230 offences April 2024: 210 offences May 2024: 251 offences June 2024: 213 offences July 2024: 258 offences August 2024: 296 offences September 2024: 216 offences October 2024: 209 offences November 2024: 205 offences December 2024: 206 offences January 2025: 212 offences February 2025: 187 offences March 2025: 210 offences April 2025: 206 offences May 2025: 246 offences June 2025: 237 offences July 2025: 228 offences August 2025: 210 offences September 2025: 184 offences October 2025: 209 offences November 2025: 189 offences December 2025: 174 offences January 2026: 191 offences February 2026: 183 offences March 2026: 198 offences April 2026: 192 offences May 2026: 213 offences June 2026: 234 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 8,955 (partial) — — June 2012 3,301 12.0 2012 June 2013 594 2.2 2013 June 2014 238 0.9 2014 June 2015 343 1.2 2015 June 2016 507 1.8 2016 June 2017 497 1.8 2017 June 2018 562 2.0 2018 June 2019 507 1.8 2019 June 2020 571 2.1 2020 June 2021 580 2.1 2021 June 2022 517 1.9 2022 June 2023 508 1.8 2023 June 2024 623 2.2 2024 June 2025 785 2.8 2025 June 2026 672 2.4 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Brighton and Hove Violence and sexual offences 10,192 offences 35.9per 1,000 Shoplifting 4,708 offences 16.6per 1,000 Public order 3,034 offences 10.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,079 offences 7.3per 1,000 Drugs 1,412 offences 5.0per 1,000 Vehicle crime 862 offences 3.0per 1,000 Burglary 801 offences 2.8per 1,000 Other crime 672 offences 2.4per 1,000 Robbery 476 offences 1.7per 1,000 Theft from the person 424 offences 1.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 399 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 398 offences 1.4per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Brighton and Hove