Crime Rates at Lyndhurst Close, Croydon, CR0 5LU

Lyndhurst Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

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 Lyndhurst Close (CR0 5LU) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Close (CR0 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Waldegrove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.