Crime Rates at Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 5BB

Dyke Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 805 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 5BB) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road (BN1 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Droveway, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.