Crime Rates at Dyke Road Drive, Brighton, BN1 6AJ

Dyke Road Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 127th highest crime rate of 815 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 Drive (BN1 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road Drive (BN1 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.