Crime Rate in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, ward

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Croydon district and the 2154th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 34th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Croydon district average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 215 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brantwood Road (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.