Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.7 5/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Wicket area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wicket (CR0 5AW) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wicket (CR0 5AW), the main crime hotspot is near Roxton Gardens. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Wicket area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Addington Village Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roxton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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