Crime Rates at Purley Way Crescent, Croydon, CR0 3JS

Purley Way Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Purley Way Crescent (CR0 3JS) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way Crescent (CR0 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitcham Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.