Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dyke Road Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 217th 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 Avenue (BN1 5LF) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dyke Road Avenue (BN1 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Ridge, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Rise Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yorklands | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Brow | — |
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