Sussex Police

Sussex Police
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1968; 56 years ago (1968-01-01)
Employees5,477[1]
Volunteers199[1]
Annual budget£328.9 million (2021/22)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionEast and West Sussex, United Kingdom
Map of Sussex Police area
Size3,783 km2 (1,461 sq mi)
Population1.7 million
Legal jurisdictionEngland & Wales
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen by
HeadquartersLewes, East Sussex
Constables3,017 (including 106 special constables) (March 2022)[3]
Police Community Support Officers268 (March 2022)
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible
Agency executive
Divisions3
Facilities
Stations40 (6 of which contain custody suites)
Website
www.sussex.police.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Malling House, Lewes, a Grade I listed building.

Sussex Police are the territorial police force responsible for policing in the whole of Sussex. Their jurisdiction covers the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Their headquarters are in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Police Performance 2007/2008 | Home Office". Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Approval of the Council Tax Precept, Revenue and Capital Budgets 2021/22" (PDF). Sussex Police. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales". HM Government. Office for National Statistics. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Non-emergency enquiries." (Archive) Sussex Police. Retrieved on 13 February 2011. "Sussex Police Headquarters Church Lane, Lewes East Sussex, BN7 2DZ."