Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lincombe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 87th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Lincombe Road (BR1 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% higher than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincombe Road (BR1 5HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jennifer Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lincombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jennifer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roundtable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cranmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Undershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefoot Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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