Total Crime Rate

1740.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1740.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 435.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 339.0 10/10
  • Other theft 209.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 144.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.3 9/10
  • Drugs 121.5 10/10
  • Public order 118.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.3 10/10
  • Robbery 76.3 10/10
  • Burglary 56.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellesley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 2nd 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 Wellesley Road (CR9 2AA) in the last 12 months was 1740.1 per 1,000 residents and was 906.5% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 59.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 226 (≈ 638.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CR9 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North End, where police recorded 559 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (199 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dingwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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