Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 142nd lowest 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 Wickham Road (CR0 8TB) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Shirley North average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Road (CR0 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Way Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardingly Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wickham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Way Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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