Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Purley Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,070 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 (CR0 4FF) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way (CR0 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Propeller Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddon —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waddon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Old School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Angels Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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