Crime Rates at Wydehurst Road, Croydon, CR0 6NJ

Wydehurst Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 Wydehurst Road (CR0 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Addiscombe East average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wydehurst Road (CR0 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockenhurst Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.