Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 2AD

Wellesley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 963.0 per 1,000 residents and was 531.0% higher than the Addiscombe West average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 223.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North End, where police recorded 559 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (199 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.