Total Crime Rate

963.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 963.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 480.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
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

Sydenham 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EU) 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dingwall Road, where police recorded 436 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (132 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sydenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Croydon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Robbery St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dingwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dingwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dingwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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