Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BN1 · Brighton and Hove
519
crimes in February 2026
Above national average
BN43 · West Sussex
119
crimes in February 2026
Near national average
Shoreham-by-Sea has less crime — 119 vs 519 incidents in February 2026.
Brighton recorded substantially more crime than Shoreham-by-Sea in February 2026 — 519 incidents compared to 119, a 4.4x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Brighton records significantly more (144 vs 33 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Shoreham-by-Sea recorded fewer crimes than Brighton — 119 vs 519 incidents. That is 77% fewer crimes. Brighton is above the national average.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Brighton recorded 144 incidents of this type vs 33 in Shoreham-by-Sea. Overall, Shoreham-by-Sea had fewer total crimes (119 vs 519).