Crime Rates at Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4NY

Purley Way area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 291st 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 4NY) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way (CR0 4NY), 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.