Total Crime Rate
204.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wickham Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 134th 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 Wickham Road (CR0 8EB) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.5% higher than the Shirley South average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (β 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 640.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wickham Road (CR0 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Eresby Drive. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 266 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eresby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eresby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eresby Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eresby Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eresby Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eresby Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dixon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eresby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eresby Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pond Cottage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pond Cottage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eresby Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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