Crime Rates at Dickensons Lane, London, SE25 5HJ

Dickensons Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickensons Lane (SE25 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickensons Lane (SE25 5HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teevan Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hermitage Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.