Total Crime Rate

198.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Devils Dyke Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 123rd 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 Devils Dyke Road (BN3 6XJ) in the last 12 months was 198.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devils Dyke Road (BN3 6XJ), the main crime hotspot is near King George Vi Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devils Dyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Vi Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Vi Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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