Total Crime Rate
345.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wingate Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 56th 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 Wingate Crescent (CR0 3AN) in the last 12 months was 345.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wingate Crescent (CR0 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Wingate Crescent. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingate Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wingate Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingate Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rochford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingate Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wingate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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