Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 355th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyke Road Avenue (BN3 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyke Road Avenue (BN3 6DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King George Vi Avenue, where police recorded 17 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dyke Road Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Vi Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Vi Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Rise Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Rise Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Rise Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Rise Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Rise Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Rise Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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