Total Crime Rate

257.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 257.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 27th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 92nd 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 2AF) in the last 12 months was 257.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Croydon Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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