Total Crime Rate

223.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickham Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 112th 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 Wickham Road (CR0 8EA) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 297.7% higher than the Shirley South average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Road (CR0 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Gardens. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Red Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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