Total Crime Rate

630.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 630.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
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

Wellesley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 2AD) in the last 12 months was 630.3 per 1,000 residents and was 331.1% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 174.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/259)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dingwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dingwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dingwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dingwall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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