Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lindfield Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindfield Road (CR0 6HN) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindfield Road (CR0 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near Rees Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lindfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towpath Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Towpath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gowlland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gowlland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartnell Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Pickering Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dominion Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laurier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgrave Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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