Crime Rates at Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 3JU

Purley Way area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purley Way (CR0 3JU) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way (CR0 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galvani Way, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.