Total Crime Rate

4936.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4936.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1273.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 984.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 626.3 10/10
  • Public order 484.2 10/10
  • Other crime 373.7 10/10
  • Other theft 305.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 168.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 168.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 163.2 10/10
  • Drugs 110.5 10/10
  • Burglary 94.7 10/10
  • Robbery 84.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 57.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 42.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dyke Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyke Road (BN1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 4936.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4483.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 26.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 1594.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road (BN1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 651 crimes here, including 344 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/289)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Square Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 289

Data Sources

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