Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 305th highest 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 Long Lane (CR0 7AL) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (CR0 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manning Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Green Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manning Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manning Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knole Close —
Apr 2026Public order Knole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Green Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Green Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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