Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dyke Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 111th highest crime rate of 805 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 3JA) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 352.3% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road (BN1 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 113 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 (30/224)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2121 —
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 224

Data Sources

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