Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Wickham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickham Road (CR9 8AG) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Road (CR9 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Ardingly Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wickham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canon'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canon'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shirley Oaks Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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