Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 161.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lincoln Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Lincoln Close (SE25 5ET) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Close (SE25 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Dickenson'S Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenterden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blackhorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenterden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wydenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pagehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pagehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stroud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Anthony Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Becket Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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