Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Wedgwood Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wedgwood Way (SE19 3ES) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgwood Way (SE19 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wicks Way, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumaris Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wedgwood Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Founders Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossiter Close
Apr 2026Other theft Rossiter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beulah Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Founders Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wicks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wicks Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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