Crime Rates at Lincoln Road, London, SE25 4HG

Lincoln Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Lincoln Road (SE25 4HG) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (SE25 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunny Bank, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cresswell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.