Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EU

Sydenham 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EU) 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 Sydenham Road (CR0 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.