Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dale Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 214th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Drive (BN1 8LD) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Drive (BN1 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Warmdene Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Denton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warmdene Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warmdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladies' Mile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Carden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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