Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyke Road (BN1 5AE) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road (BN1 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Greyfriars. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Martlet —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hove Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyke Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Dyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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