Total Crime Rate
189.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lincoln Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 66th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
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 Lincoln Road (DA8 2DU) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 281.8% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Road (DA8 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slade Green, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sun Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Slade Green & Northend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Slade Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sun Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Slade Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Slade Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Slade Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dale View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ely Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ely Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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