Total Crime Rate

771.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.5 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 771.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 107.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown , and the 15th 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 4RF) in the last 12 months was 771.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1643.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 220.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Way (CR0 4RF), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coldharbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bates Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Angels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Angels Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Propeller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillier Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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