Crime Rates at Wickham Avenue, Croydon, CR0 8TY

Wickham Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North , and the 49th 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 Avenue (CR0 8TY) in the last 12 months was 368.1 per 1,000 residents and was 420.1% higher than the Shirley North average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Avenue (CR0 8TY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.