Total Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 15th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyke Road (BN1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Dyke Road (BN1 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyke Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookery Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Port Hall Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcroft Villas —
Apr 2026Other theft Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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