Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 9BN

Wellesley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 9BN) in the last 12 months was 425.3 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% higher than the Addiscombe West average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR0 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.