Total Crime Rate
963.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydenham 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Croydon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dingwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dingwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dingwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dingwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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