Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 5HS) 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 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dickensons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anthony Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Dickenson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dickenson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchanger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchanger Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Sonning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sonning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sonning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backley Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backley Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dickenson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenterden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tenterden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Backley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stroud Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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