Total Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dyke Road Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 357th highest crime rate of 805 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 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% 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 18 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 Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King George Vi Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Brow | — |
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