Total Crime Rate

413.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 413.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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 14th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purley Way (CR0 4NS) in the last 12 months was 413.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.3% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way (CR0 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wandle Side Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Godson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connersville Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Connersville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Side —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Godson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddon Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitestone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitestone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connersville Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connersville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddon Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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