Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 2NW

Wellesley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 2nd 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 2NW) in the last 12 months was 1740.1 per 1,000 residents and was 906.5% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 59.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 226 (≈ 638.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 2NW), 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.