Total Crime Rate
1230.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wandle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Wandle Road (CR0 1BW) in the last 12 months was 1230.4 per 1,000 residents and was 706.1% higher than the Addiscombe West average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 471.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wandle Road (CR0 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitgift Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Meadow Stile | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wandle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Stile | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Stile | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Stile | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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